User manuals are usually contained in the
sales package of a product often called a user guide. The usefulness of the
user manual is to assist the user in order to use the products they have.
A variety of names pinned as a designation
for a user manual, including user guides, operating manuals, instructions
manual, and so forth. In the Wikipedia is mentioned that A user guide or user's
guide, also commonly known as a manual, is a technical communication document
intended to give assistance to people using a particular system. A technical
writer usually writes it, although programmers, product or project managers, or
other technical staff, particularly in smaller companies, writes user guides.
User guides are most commonly associated
with electronic goods, computer hardware and software.
Most user guides contain both a written
guide and the associated images. In the case of computer applications, it is
usual to include screenshots of the human-machine interface(s), and hardware
manuals often include clear, simplified diagrams. The language used is matched
to the intended audience, with jargon kept to a minimum or explained
thoroughly.
Some examples of user manual or user guide is as follows.
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