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== User Manuals ==
== User Manuals ==
At this point in time, there is no proper documentation for users yet. You might want to have a look at the old [http://www.ict-software.org/petra/index.php?page=PetraUserGuides Petra 2.2 User Guides].
''At this point in time, there are no comprehensive User Guides for OpenPetra users available.''


The plan is to write the documentation here in the wiki, and then to automatically export it into PDF format and into Windows Help format, and possibly other formats as well.
===Current Options===
* A [[Basic Tutorial]] on OpenPetra is available. This is a guide to some of the basic functionality that is available in OpenPetra.
* You might want to have a look at the old [http://www.ict-software.org/petra/index.php?page=PetraUserGuides Petra 2.2 User Guides].


TODO: instructions about how to organise chapters, topics, screenshots etc.


UPDATE: have a look at http://en.flossmanuals.net. They use TWiki to create free manuals, and use http://www.xhtml2pdf.com/ to create PDF and HTML books from it. They have ways to translate books as well. The question is whether there is a way to create Windows Help files as well?
===Authoring of User Guides===
====In this wiki====
The plan is to write the content of the User Guides here in the wiki, and then to automatically export it into PDF format and possibly other formats as well.


== Installation ==
[[Start page for the actual content of the User Guides]]
Please see [[Installation Manuals]].


== General introduction ==
TODO: instructions about how to organise chapters, topics, screenshots etc.
 
== Partner Module ==
 
== Finance Module ==
 
* [[HowTo: Initial setup of a ledger]]
 
== Personnel Module ==
 
== Conference Module ==
 
== more TODO ==


== Tutorials ==
==== Possible Alternative: FLOSS Manuals====
* [[Basic Tutorial]]
See [[FLOSS Manuals]]

Revision as of 15:59, 18 November 2010

User Manuals

At this point in time, there are no comprehensive User Guides for OpenPetra users available.

Current Options

  • A Basic Tutorial on OpenPetra is available. This is a guide to some of the basic functionality that is available in OpenPetra.
  • You might want to have a look at the old Petra 2.2 User Guides.


Authoring of User Guides

In this wiki

The plan is to write the content of the User Guides here in the wiki, and then to automatically export it into PDF format and possibly other formats as well.

Start page for the actual content of the User Guides

TODO: instructions about how to organise chapters, topics, screenshots etc.

Possible Alternative: FLOSS Manuals

See FLOSS Manuals