DocumentCode
2479004
Title
Mirror Method: help first, book last
Author
Bloom, Marshall
Author_Institution
Mercator Software Inc., Boca Raton, FL, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
389
Lastpage
395
Abstract
Most technical authors create a book style document first and then convert the book into a help system. My experience is that the mirror image of this method-creating the help system first-is more efficient. Writers and managers who are responsible for creating user documentation for software applications under tight deadlines will be most interested in this topic.
Keywords
system documentation; technical presentation; user manuals; Mirror Method; book style document; help system; online documentation; technical authorship; technical writing; user documentation; Application software; Books; Documentation; History; Image converters; Mirrors; Reflection; Software tools; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Professional Communication Conference, 2002. IPCC 2002. Proceedings. IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7591-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCC.2002.1049122
Filename
1049122
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