RE: User Guide or User Manual

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

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> Dear Listers,
> I have been searching for sources on the Web explaining the difference
> between "User Guide" and "User Manual" but still could not 
> find any. I would
> appreciate if any of could give me information on this.
> 
> Regards,
> Said B
> 

In my experience, they're the same thing -- the "user guide" being a more
recent moniker. Both are restricted to using the product. I do think "user
manual" is fading away. It doesn't trip off the tongue as nicely as "user
guide." It's got a better cadence. 


Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com


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