Hi all, I would like to take a minute to introduce myself to you,
I'm Joe and I've just created an OOoAuthor account (username: JoeSellman) and signed up to the two documentation mailing lists as I would very much like to get involved in the Open Office documentation project. I am therefore requesting an 'Author' role. I am starting a masters in Technical Communication at the University of Portsmouth in September and I would like to help out with the documentation project to compliment my studies (and of course to help on what I consider to be a very worthwhile project). For the last 3 years since graduating with a Philosophy degree I have been working for a small e-learning company as an e-learning developer. I have worked on researching, writing and creating a range of lessons for external clients, of which my most regular lesson topic has been oilfield equipment. In addition to working as an e-learning developer, I have also tested countless versions of internal software and written various documentation for our custom made software. This has included re-viewing and updating and writing new users guides (both for internal use and for clients), creating procedures and help files. Whilst I have had some experience with documentation, I am aware that because I have been working for a small company I haven't been exposed to any industry standards. In terms of using styles and templates. Additionally, I have been used to working in a small team, where document control has been relatively easy. I would be keen to start off reviewing some of the user guide documentation (and checking the processes detailed in the documents), working on some of the FAQ's and learning more about how documents are managed, so if you are involved in working on these I would love to hear from you. Once I have grown used to the styles used and the Open Office collaborative working environment I would hope to become more active in writing documentation. Regards, Joe Sellman
