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Keep It SimpleStreamline your documentation to make it more effective Scott Nesbitt

Keep it simple

Are we giving users the help they need, in the way they need it?

1.0 + 2.0 = 1.5?

Go minimal

Ditch the manual

Dont be afraid to cut

Start at the front

Think outside the ToC

Think in terms of topics

Docs asconversation, literally

Write tightly

Sometimes,more is better

People are looking for advancedtips and tricks. Theyre not lookingfor the basics. Theyre looking forthings that will give them more ofan edge. Tim OReilly

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