Technical Writers’ Companion

▪You only need to handle and ship one document.

▪Users have a single place where they can find all the information.

▪You can easily set links and cross-references between all sections of the entire documentation.

▪If documents are used by different people, at different times, or for different purposes, each user is only presented with the small subset of information that he or she actually needs.

▪Documents are smaller and appear less daunting. This also creates the impression that your product is easy to use.

▪You can publish documents independently. You can publish each document as soon as it’s complete and don’t have to wait for the other sections to be finished.

▪You can update documents independently.

▪If multiple authors and translators are involved, it’s easier to manage the workflow.

▪As an option, it’s possible to ship only the most important documents in printed form and to supply all other documents electronically.

▪As an option, it’s possible to translate only the most important documents and to supply the remaining documents in English.