Title :
Strategies in developing quick and dirty user´s guides
Author_Institution :
Oregon Inst. of Technol., Klamath Falls, OK
Abstract :
The author describes the quick and dirty computer user´s guide. He examines how guides differ from manuals and quick reference cards, the problems they solve, their preparation, and their future. A quick and dirty guide focuses on one specific task, succinctly describing what to do. An illustration of a guide being developed for a college report assignment is presented
Keywords :
system documentation; technical presentation; user manuals; college report assignment; computer users; guide; user guides; Books; Contracts; Databases; Documentation; Educational institutions; Law; Legal factors; Manuals; Portable computers; Spreadsheet programs;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1988. IPCC '88 Conference Record. On the Edge: A Pacific Rim Conference on Professional Technical Communication., International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1988.24039
