Re: Documenting a wizard-based task

Subject: Re: Documenting a wizard-based task
From: John Cornellier <tw -at- cornellier -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 14:57:15 +0200

Not to be facetious, but a wizard-based task shouldn't need documentation. The whole point of the wizard, is that it be self-explanatory. No?

Usually when you get a new app the install help (apart from a readme or release notes) is just "run setup.exe and follow the instructions". If the wizard needs documenting, maybe you should be reviewing the UI of the wizard -- ?

Or are we not talking about the same kind of wizards?

John Cornellier

> My question: Can anyone suggest a better way to document a wizard-based
> task?
>
> Many thanks,
> Keith Posner


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