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Subject:Re: Best tool for updating mammoth user's guide? From:Tuples -at- aol -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 7 Aug 2002 20:07:08 EDT
In a message dated 8/7/02 1:54:06 PM Mountain Standard Time,
JGilger -at- acresgaming -dot- com writes:
> Now, the request comes that I break down one version of a user's guide into
> user tailored user's guides. For example, a "Customer" has access to only
> X,Y, and Z functions of the system so does not need to know about the A
> through W that a "Supervisor" does. Therefore, I should make a Customer's
> Guide for every future version of the app, covering only X, Y, and Z-but
> also create a Supervisor's Guide for every future version of the app,
> covering only A through W.
I'll say. Who initially decided that the user needs all 700 pages? I agree
with the notion of breaking it down into smaller and more user friendly
documents.
Bob
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