Re: What do I call this document type?

[Sharon Metzger <sharon -dot- metzger -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Iâve used âSupplementâ to refer to add-on type material.

Iâve used âHandbookâ to cover something like what you describe. Structured for quick reference, but task-oriented.

Sharon
> On Tue 26. Nov 2019 at 22:21 Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> > It's too long for a quick reference (12 pages!), but it isn't a full
> > manual.
> >
> > It covers a subset of features (situations and processes that are unlikely
> > to occur are left out), and provides little more than "to do this, perform
> > these steps".
> >
> > There's none of the normal book components, such as a front or back cover
> > or a TOC.
> >
> > I can't call it a reference guide because we use those to provide actual
> > reference information such as database field specifications, not how-tos.
> >
> > I thought about using "<product name> Guide", but to me that implies an
> > actual manual.
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
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