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Gordon R. Meyer

Copyright 2002-2008

The multiple roles of documentation

Whitney Quesenbery's New Life for Product Documentation at UX Matters reinforces key principles that are already familiar to practicing minimalists, but it also offers important insights into less-familiar reasons that people use manuals. For example, customers might download a PDF of the manual, prior to purchase, in order to asses the product's usability.

Posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2008 link to this item, respond to this item