Nov 15 SF STC mtg: WinHelp

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                Society for Technical Communication
                       San Francisco Chapter
                           http://stc.org

                          NOVEMBER MEETING

      Introduction to Writing Windows Help: Nuts and Bolts

Jean Ghandchi and Deborah Phillips, the co-managers of the Silicon
Valley Chapter's WinHelp SIG, will talk about writing Windows Help
files (context-sensitive help files for Windows software programs).
This presentation, which is aimed at beginners, will include what
online help is and isn't, resources for getting started, planning
text, and how writing for online viewing differs from writing printed
documentation.

Questions from the audience are welcome.

When:          Wednesday, November 15, 1995
               6:00 p.m.:  Networking and self-serve hors d'oeuvres
               6:45 p.m.:  Program
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               Wells Fargo Building
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               Downtown San Francisco
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The STC is the Society for Technical Communication, an international
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Bob Seitz, Publicity Manager
San Francisco Chapter
Society for Technical Communication
bobseitz -at- netcom -dot- com