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Let me clarify my question. I think of a document's
outline as being a high-level design. Now for
software products, the input to the process of
creating a design is various analysis models. What is
the typical input used in the process of creating a
document outline (i.e., document design)?
> Tony Markos wrote:
> > Question For All:
> >
> > What techniques do Tech Writers use to plan their
> > outline?
> >
>
> An outline isn't planned. An outline is a *planning*
> document.
>
> You just start creating pieces of it. Sometimes you
> know you have three
> main areas. Sometimes you know what a small piece of
> one area should be
> like. Write that down. Plug it in later to the final
> structure.
>
> You're a sculptor when you create an outline. You
> are not working in the
> marble, though. You are working on a sketch.
>
> Bonnie Granat
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