Re: Technical Documentation using Excel

Subject: Re: Technical Documentation using Excel
From: TechComm Dood <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:16:30 -0500


Excel is a spreadsheet application and does not lend itself to
traditional technical documentation practices.

I'm wondering if the competency verification is not the content of the
sample but whether the candidate actually uses Excel or agrees to...


On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:13:47 -0500, Hamlett, Ashaki
<Ashaki -dot- Hamlett -at- pfizer -dot- com> wrote:
>
> This question is on behalf of a friend who had an interview yesterday for a
> Documentation Specialist. The job responsibilities include: creating online
> Help, writing user manuals, and designing process flows. The hiring manager
> stated she wanted to verify my friend's competency using Office, therefore,
> she requested writing samples of technical documentation using Microsoft
> Excel. Does anyone have any suggestions or experience creating technical
> documentation using Excel? In my years of work experience, I've only used
> Excel to assist programmers with requirement matrices. Any suggestions are
> appreciated.

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