Minimum requirements for the structure and information content of user documentation are provided. They apply primarily to technical substance rather than to style. Editorial and stylistic considerations are addressed only when they impact structure and content. Only traditional documentation, either printed on paper or stored in some other medium in the format of a printed document and used in a manner analogous to the way a printed document is used, is addressed.
- Standard Committee
- C/S2ESC - Software & Systems Engineering Standards Committee
- Status
- Superseded Standard
- Superseded by
- 1063-2001
- Board Approval
- 1987-12-10
- History
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- ANSI Approved:
- 1989-02-03
- Published:
- 1988-08-22
- Reaffirmed:
- 1993-12-02
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Computer Society
- Standard Committee
- C/S2ESC - Software & Systems Engineering Standards Committee
- Working Group
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1063_WG - Std for Software User Documentation Working Group
- IEEE Program Manager
- Patricia Roder
Contact Patricia Roder - Working Group Chair
- Annette Reilly
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1063-2001
IEEE Standard for Software User Documentation
Minimum requirements for the structure, information content, and format of user documentation, including both printed and electronic documents used in the work environment by users of systems containing software, are provided in this standard.
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