user-guide

What is the best tool for creating user guides with screenshots on Windows?

I need to write some guides for my development team on how to get some software up and running and would like to include partial screenshots. Are there any tools that are particularly good at this? Word is almost there in that I can easily paste screenshots inline with text, but I need the ability to crop the images and Word image manipu...

Where can I find a good template for a software application user guide?

Looking for links to resources that will help me write a user guide for a software application. I'm after something that will help me to structure my guide, give it an appropriate writing style, and ensure that it has an excellent look and feel throughout. ...

user guide and read me question

What is the difference between an application User Guide and a Read Me file? ...

What's the Best Documentation Format for a User-Guide?

I know this is pretty subjective, but here it is: what documentation format (e.g. PDF, CHM, etc.) would you recommend for the user-guide in a small-scale, open-source application? Is this really just personal choice/preference, or are there compelling reasons to choose one format over another? For clarity: I'm not asking about tools fo...

Is there a way to download the Apache C++ Standard Library User Guide?

I couldn't find a download-to-print version of the Apache C++ Standard Library User Guide anywhere - the only options available are the frames and no-frames versions online. Writing a script to wget and collate them seems overkill. Does anyone know if a downloadable-to-print PDF or other formats exist - and if not, why not? PS - I rea...