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Re: Why marketing should make the user manualsIt all comes down to purpose and execution. User guides are not At an auction, I came across a beautiful old 16mm projector. Didn't buy it, because our house is too cluttered already, but the manual alone was almost worth the price it went for (around $20, I think). It was -lovely- - slick B/W pages with -wonderful- drawings and diagrams and beautifully written. The layout was beautiful - more polished than many books of the period (1950s, I think). I'm not a luddite, but I wonder sometimes if word processors and layout software have just enabled people to do things sloppily with more ease... -- Susan Hogarth http://www.colliething.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word features support for every major Help format plus PDF, HTML and more. Flexible, precise, and efficient content delivery. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l Easily create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to any popular Help file format or printed documentation. Learn more at http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList --- You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- infoinfocus -dot- com -dot- To unsubscribe send a blank email to techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40infoinfocus.com To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Send administrative questions to lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info. Follow-Ups:
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