The Old Joel on Software Forum: Part 3 (of 5)

Writing good help files

Any resources?. I am making .hlp files. I want to improve my English/Writing style too.

I am looking for some Microsoft web site link which instructs the "Do's and Dont's"

Can someone please guide me?

Karthik
Thursday, January 29, 2004

A good place to start is "The Helpware Group" and their web links page:
http://helpware.net/weblinks.htm

Perpetual Newbie II
Thursday, January 29, 2004

You might want to check out the Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=B494D46B-073F-46B0-B12F-39C8E870517A

Mike Treit
Thursday, January 29, 2004

Some useful links

http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/Education/398ST/Fall01/TechRules.pdf

http://www.writerswrite.com/technical/techlink.htm

and the best resource of them all...

http://hobgoblin.net/resources/perfect.html

Code Monkey
Thursday, January 29, 2004

http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/

Big B
Thursday, January 29, 2004