Re: Creating a consistent look and feel for docs

[Mpschiesl -at- ra -dot- rockwell -dot- com]

You could create a one page, 2-sided sheet showing a
typical layout with stylenames.  i.e.:

_______________________________________________________
                         ChapName  Page 1
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

ChapterName

Heading1            Heading2
          This is body text...you can include some
          tutorial information here.

          Figure 1:  Happy Figure
          <graphic>

          Table A:  Happy Table
          <table>

          This is more general information in body text.

          IMPORTANT:  If you have something important,
          then use this style.


  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
                         BookName - Month/Yr
______________________________________________________


If you can give them the basics on a single page, they will probably
make a halfway decent effort to follow it (esp. if it's company policy).
Any nit-picketyness could be handled in your style guide.  If you
could get them to follow the basic flow, I think that you would be
in pretty good shape.

Have a nifty day,

Michael Schiesl
Rockwell Automation Product Documentation