Software manual: facilitating the communication between software producing firms and society

Authors

  • Maria Cristiane Barbosa Galvão

Keywords:

software manual, technical communication, organization and representation of information, information and knowledge transfer

Abstract

Starting from the assumption that software manuals can transmit techno-scientific information and knowledge between software producing firms and society (represented by the software users), this article proposes a model for software manuals. This model is composed of: technical communication principles; textual structure; visual structure and access of information structure.

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Published

2007-03-25

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Barbosa Galvão, M. C. . (2007). Software manual: facilitating the communication between software producing firms and society. Transinformação, 19(1). Retrieved from https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/transinfo/article/view/6270

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2007)

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