Help! Six Fixes to Improve the Usability of Your Online Help  

Tight deadlines and limited resources often force wiiters to cut corners and release less than optimal help system designs. After considerable trial and error, I te come up with a checklist that can help you evaluate and improve your help system for the next release. Each question represents an important usability issue.

Timpone, Donna. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Documentation>Online>Help

Integrating End-User Support Into New Software  

Most writers have little or no control on how their online support is integrated into the product. Except for contextsensitive links, most help systems, online manuals, and tutorials are standalone applications. This separation negatively impacts the usability of the product. Technical writers need to insist on integrating their support material into the product ifthey are to achieve Day-One Performance.

Timpone, Donna. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Software>User Interface