Book: What makes a great user manual?

Subject: Book: What makes a great user manual?
From: Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 10:13:38 -0500

Considering the following (as well as usability works by Steve Krug), I'm
wondering if there is a similar volume that takes a good look at user
manuals. Your recommendations welcome, although each should be easy read in
keeping with what Redish and Krug are conveying. (I have a low tolerance
for high-brow studies written by PhDs.)

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the web. All of the invaluable information that she shared in the first
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Thanks

Chris Morton



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