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The Google Earth User Guide is an example of this format. The term guide is often applied to a document that addresses a specific aspect of a software product. Some usages are Installation Guide, Getting Started Guide, and various How to guides. An example is the Picasa Getting Started Guide.
Owner's manuals usually cover three main areas: a description of the location and operation of all controls; a schedule and descriptions of maintenance required, both by the owner and by a mechanic; and specifications such as oil and fuel capacity and part numbers of light bulbs used.
A style guide, or style manual, is a set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization or field. The implementation of a style guide provides uniformity in style and formatting within a document and across multiple documents.
Welcome to the User manual for AutoWikiBrowser, also known as AWB. AWB is a semi-automatic wiki-editor created to edit Wikipedia and other wikis hosted with the MediaWiki software. Among other things, AWB is designed to perform search & replace instructions provided by the user, upon a list of pages it assists the user in making.
User Manuals (UM) or Operation manuals are procedural directions explaining a product or program's operation. User manuals are written for a wide range of audience types, which may include engineers, scientists, and/or non-technical end-users.
The operations manual is intended to remind employees of how to do their job. The manual is either a book or folder of printed documents containing the standard operating procedures, a description of the organisational hierarchy, contact details for key personnel and emergency procedures.
Technical communication is a task performed by specialized employees or consultants. For example, a professional writer may work with a company to produce a user manual. Some companies give considerable technical communication responsibility to other technical professionals—such as programmers, engineers, and scientists.
Examples are user guides, white papers, online help, and quick-reference guides. Paper or hard-copy documentation has become less common. [citation needed] Documentation is often distributed via websites, software products, and other online applications.
For example, the Diátaxis framework (which is mostly used in the field of software documentation ) posits four distinct documentation forms, corresponding to four different user needs: tutorials, how-to guides, reference and explanation.
Training manuals can be designed to be used as: Workbooks – used in training sessions to provide basic information, examples and exercises. [citation needed] Self-paced guides: designed for trainees to work through on their own. Reference manuals: for containing detailed information on processes and procedures.