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Subject:Re: On Line Documents? From:"Doug, Data Librarian at Ext 4225" <engstromdd -at- PHIBRED -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 28 Nov 1994 08:37:27 -0600
This is in response to Paul's query:
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I would like to know how to learn to create ON LINE documents. It seems
that every add for Tech Writers is looking for that ability. Is there a
book or class I can take? Is there special software needed to write ON
LINE Help?
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Ok, let's begin at the beginning, with terminology. On-line documentation
is a broad field, and encompasses everything from massive, hyper-linked
multimedia phantasmagoria like Microsoft's on-line encyclopedia to that
humble little line of ASCII text that appears at the bottom of a mainframe
screen when you try to exit without filling out all the required fields.
Although on-line documentation in one form or another is almost as old as
computing, we've only recently started paying close attention to it,
Send info to SCHAAF -at- CALVIN -dot- CC -dot- DUQ -dot- EDU
