Re: User and user guides

[Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>]

To answer those questions properly would take a book. You should
probably read one:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=technical+writing&x=0&y=0

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Raj<uneasysoul -at- rediffmail -dot- com> wrote:
> I have three queries:
>
> What exactly is a user looking in a user manual?
>
> Can a user guide be written for all users of a software?
>
> How much technical can a user guide be?
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