Re: Additional new features

Subject: Re: Additional new features
From: "Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:08:57 -0700

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> I couldn't agree more. In my 24 years of using PCs, training delivery,
> and documentation, I've seen very few users ever access online help. This is
> certainly *not* an obvious place to learn about new features.
>
> I would suggest either an online newsletter to which users can subscribe,
> or a printed delivery piece such as a "What's New" brochure or booklet. For
> one company, I produced a couple of Getting Started pieces, each imcluding a
> two-page spread with screenshots and bursts announcing the new features.
>
> > Chris
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:48 AM, Ronald Schwarz <RSchwarz -at- cosmocom -dot- com>wrote:
>
>> My Product manager wrote the official Documentation Plan for the new
>> product release. He included What Additional Features are Available in one
>> of the user documents. In my ten years of experience in other companies,
>> this was put either in the Release Notes or the installation document.
>>
>> What are some good reasons for not putting such a section in a user
>> document? The main output will be online help. The print version will be a
>> secondary distribution. It seems this "what's new" section will hardly ever
>> be read by someone using online help to solve a problem in the use of the
>> product.
>>
>> Ronald Schwarz
>>
>> Senior Technical Writer
>>
>> CosmoCom, Inc.
>> 121 Broad Hollow Road
>> Melville, NY 11747 USA
>> Phone: +1 (631) 940-4320
>> Fax: +1 (631) 930-3252
>> EMAIL: RSchwarz -at- cosmocom -dot- com
>> URL: http://www.cosmocom.com
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