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If you've got a friend in the Quality Assurance/Testing department that's
willing to help you out, try them. My QA department has some of the best
"eyes" I've ever seen, and did a great job at identifying errors and
inconsistencies.
Also, I know this is going to sound strange, but try reading your
documentation sentence by sentence BACKWARD. I really resisted this bit
of advice, but I have to admit it works. This won't help you identify
"content" errors, but because you're looking at sentences out of context,
it's easier to identify grammar/spelling issues.
Other than that, it's an ugly job, but you know how the rest of the
saying goes...
Jennifer Westerberg
jwesterberg -at- access-health -dot- com
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