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Subject:Styles for User Guides From:"Moore, Tracey" <TMoore -at- PARKERVISION -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 1 Apr 1999 08:51:12 -0500
Every time I start a new client, I create a template for the
documentation, assuming they want their documentation to be unique. Now
I've got a client who's on a really tight budget, so there's no time to
create a template.
I was curious about copyrights. If the client copyrights the manual, do
they own the style as well?
Also, it seems to me I remember Word 6.0 contained a bunch of report
templates. Word 97 (at least on my machine) contains only memos, faxes
and resumes. . .pretty tough to stretch across an entire user guide.
If I can't use my own templates, anybody have an idea where I can get
some Word templates? I've searched the Microsoft web site to no avail.
