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Subject:Re: Online vs. Hard-Copy From:Faith Weber <weber -at- EASI -dot- ENET -dot- DEC -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 23 Aug 1994 18:08:14 PDT
Re: Gail's reply to this thread (included below), I don't know what
you mean about Microsoft Project. I got a Feature Guide and a User's
Reference with the last version, and with this version I got a
User's Guide (which was a relief, since neither of the earlier books
covered the conceptual info in any depth. I'm hoping the
User's Guide does a good job of it). So far the docs seem pretty good.
All my other Microsoft products came with documentation, as well.
I use Microsoft Office, so I've got a whole variety of manuals.
In some cases, it's helpful or even necessary to buy a third-party
or Microsoft Press book to get the information you need, but it's
not because Microsoft has stopped distributing books altogether --
at least not yet!
Faith Weber
EA Systems Inc.
weber -at- easi -dot- enet -dot- dec -dot- com
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>>
>> Has anyone out there ever tried to provide user documentation only in
>> online format, without also providing the same information in a book?
>> Did it work?
>>
>Microsoft has almost done exactly that with Microsoft Project. However,
>they have an advantage most of us don't enjoy. There are all kinds of 3rd
>party books written on all of their products. That way, they get the hard
>copy book without ever having to write it.
