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The manual I'm working on right now is going to be like this, except it's
expected that the clients will maintain and update the manual. I'm glad you
brought this up, because I hadn't given this enough thought.
On the fly, here are some suggestions:
Put the date on every page in the footer
Whenever you issue new pages for the manual, include a top page that has the
following information for the current and several previous updates:
Date of the update
Pages 2-3 replaced with pages 2-3c
Pages 4j and 8a added
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Fax: (801) 217-1117
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