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Documentation Usability Vidisha Bhardwaj Technical Writer, Team RMS
Agenda of This Presentation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is Usability? ,[object Object],[object Object]
Why Usability in Documentation? Your free-flowing salt has it!
Why Usability in Documentation? ,[object Object]
[object Object],Why Usability in Documentation? iMac vs PC
Then, Why Not in the Documentation You Create?
Usability is like oxygen — you never notice it until it is missing… Anonymous Usability is like oxygen—you never  notice it until it is missing… Anonymous
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Usability Ails… Few Examples ,[object Object]
Usability Ails… Few Examples ,[object Object],[object Object]
Why Documentation Usability Ails? ,[object Object],Would you ever dump this because of poor documentation?
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Why Documentation Usability Ails? ,[object Object],Deadlines Impress my Manager? How to deal with developers? Tools
Why Documentation Usability Ails? ,[object Object],? User Manual
Why Documentation Usability Ails? ,[object Object]
The Need of the Hour is…
Addressing Documentation Usability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Setting Right Expectations Beforehand ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Defining Your Approach to Usability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Availability Suitability Accessibility Readability
Availability ,[object Object],[object Object]
Suitability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Accessibility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Readability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Usability Heuristics Techniques ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Wilson’s Techniques to Evaluate Usability ,[object Object]
Vesa Purho’s 10 Documentation Heuristics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Donn DeBoard’s Heuristics for Online Help ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Few Last Words ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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