TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Today, I'm pondering the Tip of the Day feature, found in assorted software.
Personally, I tend to disable the feature after reading the first tip.
Usually because it's in my way, and it isn't relevant to what I want to do
*right now*.
But, I can see how the idea would appeal to those who create it. If the
users won't come to the documentation, push the documentation out to the
users. Perhaps if it were more relevant to the task at hand, more enticing:
"There's a bunch of ways you can save time on this task. Come and look...".
Has anyone created Tip of the Whatever Time Period - style suggestions and
done it in a way that garnered positive feedback? Has anyone seen it done
in a way that they like? Or, is it always a bad idea?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Visit TechWhirl for the latest on content technology, content strategy and content development | http://techwhirl.com
