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Who reads your documentation? Understand the user to focus on their needs and make documentation useful.
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The User is a human being, who represents the target group. Target group will use the documentation in their everyday work to find out how to use the piece of software to fulfill their professional needs. The documentation should look like a helpful advice provided by an experienced friendly professional – this is the popular requirement from corporate style guides.