Writing Better Computer User Documentation

Synopsis of Writing Better Computer User Documentation

«Writing Better Computer User Documentation: From Paper to Online» is the technical manual by R. John Brockmann (John Wiley & Sons, hardcover, 312 pp., in English).

Guide for data processing professionals on how to write clear documentation: manuals, online documents, system messages, menus, and tutorials. Covers the documentation project from its start to post-publication review, analyzes the changing role of the writer, and adds references at the end of each chapter.

First edition published in 1986 as part of the Wiley-Interscience imprint; the book includes bibliographies and an index.

For data processing and technical documentation professionals, with application also in higher education.