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Subject:Re: Type of binding From:"James (Jim) R. Gilliam" <techwriter -at- ARISTOTLE -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 1 May 1998 18:22:30 -0500
3-ring binders are also bulky and difficult to carry/handle... especially if
your users will be on a plane or trip while using the documentation. I agree
with Mary.... you need to survey or interview your users to find out what their
needs are.
Jim Gilliam
techwriter -at- aristotle -dot- net
Little Rock, Arkansas
DURL wrote:
> Check w/ your users. In some situations, I'm recommending the
> traditional 3-ring-binder because some anecdotal research showed that
> anything else tends to be hard to find on a desk/bookshelf filled mostly
> w/ 3-ring binders. The soft stuff that can't stand alone gets lost behind
> the desk or in the bottom of some drawer.
>
> mary
>
> Mary Durlak Erie Documentation Inc.
> East Aurora, New York (near Buffalo)
> durl -at- buffnet -dot- net
>
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