Mayvbe O/T? - Text development vs tech writing

["Judy Ferril" <jferril -at- qwest -dot- net>]

Hi 'whirlers,

I am hoping this is not too off topic and not offensive or annoying to
anyone.

Is anyone out there just developing text for user's manuals without regard
to format, design, graphic choices, etc.?

I am curious how this works as I have been asked to do so and am finding it
difficult. Just write text and turn it over to a formatter (?). This person
then chooses graphics, set up, etc. and applies it to the text. I usually
tie all of these together to make it flow, not to mention instructional. Any
suggestions for removing my mental block would be appreciated.

Replies off list are just fine and might not annoy too many people if this
is a bothersome topic.

Thanks,

Judy Ferril






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