<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Adam Lawson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alawson@aqorn.com" target="_blank">alawson@aqorn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I wasn't wanting to rule out Word, only to reference it as one possibility.<div><br></div><div>I was thinking of a template where I can create how-to's that reference code, Tips, etc. M$ doesn't have templates that do that that I've found...</div><div><br></div><div>basically like those Dummies books.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class=""><br clear="all"></span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>What I'm saying is that I'd prefer you look at the outlines for Guides already on <a href="http://docs.openstack.org">docs.openstack.org</a> and write to that. And then if there's something that doesn't fit what you need you bring it up here or through doc bug reporting. </div><div><br></div><div>Does that make sense?<br></div><div><br></div><div>The Dummies books, Head First books, are all the result of publishing pros being really good at their craft. So good it's repeatable. </div><div><br></div><div>I think we have a pretty good starting set of Guides, but I really want your field notes to enhance them. Do you think you can work with us as a roving field reporter? Let me know your thoughts.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Anne</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_extra"><span class=""><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><b><i><br>Adam Lawson</i></b></div><div><font><font color="#666666" size="1"><div style="font-family:arial"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">AQORN, Inc.</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">427 North Tatnall Street</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Ste. 58461</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Wilmington, Delaware 19801-2230</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Toll-free: (844) 4-AQORN-NOW ext. 101</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">International: <a href="tel:%2B1%20302-387-4660" value="+13023874660" target="_blank">+1 302-387-4660</a></div></font><font color="#666666" size="1"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Direct: <a href="tel:%2B1%20916-246-2072" value="+19162462072" target="_blank">+1 916-246-2072</a></div></font></font></div></font></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><img src="http://www.aqorn.com/images/logo.png" width="96" height="39"><br></div></div></div>
<br></span><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Anne Gentle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anne@openstack.org" target="_blank">anne@openstack.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span>On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Adam Lawson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alawson@aqorn.com" target="_blank">alawson@aqorn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Curious, has anyone had any success with a Word template or something similar that really works for them? Like highlighting text and applying a style that formats it to be a tip, as code snippet, as a warning/gotcha, etc etc?<div><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>If you really want Word, and I don't think you do, go to <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/" target="_blank">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/</a> and pick out a template with styles already defined.</div><div><br></div><div>Remember we're open source so our toolset all the way down to the fonts is open source. </div><div><br></div><div>For your use case, creating docs for users trying to deploy OpenStack, ideally you'll download the upstream docs from <a href="http://docs.openstack.org" target="_blank">docs.openstack.org</a>, use the heck outta them, and log doc bugs where you're having trouble getting readers to heed your warnings. :)</div><div><br></div><div>Anne </div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><span><div dir="ltr"><div></div><div>I'm trying to create documentation for users who are trying to deploy Openstack and I'd like to re-use the format over and over again where the content changes significantly but things like code, warning, Note, Important sections are called out to appear differently than the rest of the text...<br><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><b><i><br>Adam Lawson</i></b></div><div><font><font color="#666666" size="1"><div style="font-family:arial"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">AQORN, Inc.</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">427 North Tatnall Street</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Ste. 58461</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Wilmington, Delaware 19801-2230</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Toll-free: (844) 4-AQORN-NOW ext. 101</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">International: <a href="tel:%2B1%20302-387-4660" value="+13023874660" target="_blank">+1 302-387-4660</a></div></font><font color="#666666" size="1"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Direct: <a href="tel:%2B1%20916-246-2072" value="+19162462072" target="_blank">+1 916-246-2072</a></div></font></font></div></font></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><img src="http://www.aqorn.com/images/logo.png" width="96" height="39"><br></div></div></div>
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