The User Manual Manual : How to Research, Write, Test, Edit & Produce a Software Manual (Untechnical Press Books for Writers Series.)
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The User Manual Manual : How to Research, Write, Test, Edit & Produce a Software Manual (Untechnical Press Books for Writers Series.)
The User Manual Manual is a master's course on software manuals. It describes the grammar, style, techniques and tricks needed to write a manual the gets read. It explains how to understand and target readers, technicaly inclined or not--even if they're kids. Plus, it covers special topics including: dealing with rush projects, preparing for internationalization, and handling projects with multiple writers, multiple platforms and multiple bosses. The User Manual Manual is a guided tour through the entire process of creating a user manual from initial concept through writing, testing, editing and production to postmortem. It contains sample documents, worksheets and checklists to help writers work smarter and faster.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Only for beginners:
I bought this book along with several other books about "technical writing". My general impression was very poor. It does not really give much information about how to write a good user manual (how information should be structured, how to make sure that your readers are given clear instructions about using a given product, etc.) On the other hand, it focuses more on social or organizational issues like "what should I do I nobody wants to edit the user manual I have written", "what should I do... more info
A Must for Project Managers:
Whether you are in the technical field or not, this book is a MUST for all Project Managers. This book was not only helpful as a Project Manager, but helped me in general. This book is great for beginners (which is what I am), but I think even an expert can pick up a tip or two from this book. Excellent!!
Great for the novice, fair for the experienced:
I had this book on my wish list for at least a year and received it at Christmas. I have been writing user's manuals for a few years now and I was expecting to get fresh ideas from this book. I read it all the way through to only say to myself, "well that was interesting but how much did I get out of it?" I realized that I already knew most of what is in the book. So, am I disappointed? No. Bremer has done a great job of explaining the process of writing good user manuals. It is well organized and gives... more info
Great for the novice, fair for the experienced:
I had this book on my wish list for at least a year and received it at Christmas. I have been writing user's manuals for a few years now and I was expecting to get fresh ideas from this book. I read it all the way through to only say to myself, "well that was interesting but how much did I get out of it?" I realized that I already knew most of what is in the book. So, am I disappointed? No. Bremer has done a great job of explaining the process of writing good user manuals. It is well organized and gives... more info
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