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Subject:Re: Updating user guides From:"Race, Paul D" <racepa -at- WHQPOS4B -dot- DAYTONOH -dot- ATTGIS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 15 Aug 1995 09:35:34 -0600
Change pages are ALMOST NEVER inserted. Issuing quarterly perfect-bound
manuals doesn't really cost that much more than issuing annual 3-ring-bound
versions and issuing frequent change pages. And it works out a lot better
and is usually easier from a maintenance standpoint.
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>From: Peggy Thomson
>How do you all update user guides to reflect small changes? Do
>you use ring binders and update individual pages? Do you bind
>manuals any old way and issue periodic release notes? This is a
>big (and floundering) issue here--your insights would be most
>appreciated!!
