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Subject:Re: Can anyone tell me... From:Robert Chappell <robertchappell -at- YAHOO -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:02:07 -0800
In my estimation, a user manual is both a "how-to" and a reference the
user can use any time she or he has a question. A training manual, on
the other hand, provides a step-by-step, feature-by-feature process by
which to learn something. It's progressive in nature.
Hope that helps some.
Robert
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