Kathy Thomas wrote:
My name is Kathy and I am interested in volunteering for Open Office as a
technical writer. I am available for any type of writing that is needed.
Please send me a note letting me know what needs to be done and how I can
get started.
Welcome, Kathy. The first thing to do is subscribe to this list, or
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Documents produced there are done in .ODT format and then exported to
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wiki, http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation
Right now we are updating the user guides for OOo3.2, which is
expected to be released very soon. A high-priority need is to update
the Writer Guide. This work in described on the OOoAuthors website.
Please join us! We can talk about specifics on the authors list.
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others are produced as ODT/PDF; many are ultimately available in
several formats. We're also looking into doing more video tutorials;
some external ones (in Flash) are linked to from the wiki.
BTW, we are in the process of evaluating what the Project is doing and
how it's doing it, so some parts of the wiki and the website are being
reorganised and rewritten. If some things seem inconsistent or
unclear, that's probably why. We also use the wiki for planning
purposes. You are welcome to join in. If you want to edit the wiki,
you'll need to get an account there too.
--Jean
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