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Subject:Re: Planning modular help for software packages From:Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 1 Mar 2006 15:58:37 -0800 (PST)
Bill:
What is the difference between modular orgainzation
and user-friendly (i.e., user needed) documentation?
Tony Markos
--- Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> I don't author modular help. I author Help files
> that cater to users'
> needs based on market demands.
>
> On 3/1/06, Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> > It is PLANNING for modular help materials. And if
> you
> > have properly chunked (i.e., partitioned)it, it
> will
> > lead to very modular help.
> >
> > Bill, how do you plan for modular help?
>
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