End+-User+Documentation+and+Wikis

=End - User Documentation and Wikis=

A growing trend in technical communication today is the use of wikis for end-user documentation purposes. Wikis are no longer being seen as merely a "developer's tool", but are seen as "living documents". The very nature of wikis allow for constant updating and editing.

The information on a wiki can be converted to MS Word, PDF, or other print - based formats. It is also possible to convert a wiki mark-up into a higher level mark-up languages,like HTML,XML, or LaTex.

These are just a few ways wikis are being used. for end - user documentation today.

Source:

Nesbitt, Scott. //Baselining Documentation on a Wiki//. DMN Communications, 19 Feb. 2008. Web. 4 Nov. 2011. <[|http://www.dmncommunications.com/weblog/?p=220#more-220]>