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Any attempt to define a set of document categories is futile. The range of work undertaken by technical writers is too flexible to cover every possible aspect of our working lives. Nevertheless, I can provide some guidelines.
Conroy, Gary. GaryConroy.com (2002). Articles>Writing
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One stop hotspot for technical communicators.
Conroy, Gary. GaryConroy.com (2002). Resources>Directories
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Help Authoring Tools: a Comparison 
The purpose of this article is to give a rough evaluation of the various help authoring packages.
Conroy, Gary. GaryConroy.com (2002). Articles>Documentation>Software
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Stop It With Those 50-Step Procedures
Anyone can write a manual; however, it takes a great deal of effort to write something useful.
Conroy, Gary. GaryConroy.com (2002). Articles>Documentation
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Gary Conroy's directory of resources for polishing up drafts and sorting out technical writers.
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"Try Before You Buy" Help Authoring
Help authoring systems can prove to be a fairly expensive purchase especially for the freelance writer. Luckily, most publishers allow you to try out demonstration versions of their software before you commit yourself to buying. As well as demos of commercial applications, you can find some very high quality shareware and freeware products.
Conroy, Gary. GaryConroy.com (2002). Articles>Documentation>Software
