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Subject:Re: Techwriter Aptitude Test (A Daydream) From:William Blank <wmblank -at- JUNO -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 9 Nov 1997 08:59:01 -0800
On Fri, 7 Nov 1997 13:57:38 +0100 "M. Dannenberg" <midannen -at- si -dot- bosch -dot- de>
writes:
>One guy first takes out the instruction leaflet and reads it. After a
>while he's able to set the time correctly, adjust for time zones, set
>the alarm and switch between 12 and 24 hour display. Congratulations.
>You've found your technical writer.
>
>Or what?
>
Wrong. Just because someone uses documentation doesn't mean the person
can write it. Documenting software (and other stuff) requires the ability
to play with the product without any documentation, until you figure out
how to use it.
Bill Blank
Technical Documentation Specialist
Examen, Inc.
billb -at- examen -dot- com
