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Documentation Software

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ZickZJ

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Our IT department is looking for a new Documentation Software to replace our non-existing one right now. Everything is done in Word and does not have any organization to it.
Its very unorganized and hard to find. Titles are poorly choosen and everything is within one directory so you have to dig through all of them to find what your looking for.

What are some good documentation software that are available and fairly inexpensive?
Some that I found were; Novo Solutions, TreePad, Sharepoint, Groove, ActiveKB, Knowledgebase.net, and SnagIt.

 
what are you looking to document exactly? workflow? programming code? projects?
of the software you listed each one kinda documents different thigns so i dont get what you are going for
 
For the most part we use Word docs in Exchange public folders. If your people can't be convinced to name things right or organize their documents no amount of software will help.
 
Originally posted by: Drakkon
what are you looking to document exactly? workflow? programming code? projects?
of the software you listed each one kinda documents different thigns so i dont get what you are going for
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Thats just it, I'm having a hard time finding a simple program to help with Documentating. (templates, picture capturing, being able to quickly setup at a Web page, sharing, etc)
I don't need anything for seminars, conference, meeting, presentations, etc.

Just trying to see whats out there.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
For the most part we use Word docs in Exchange public folders. If your people can't be convinced to name things right or organize their documents no amount of software will help.
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Yeah I realize that is going to be one of the big hurtles we have to face. :frown:
 
Originally posted by: ZickZJ
Originally posted by: Drakkon
what are you looking to document exactly? workflow? programming code? projects?
of the software you listed each one kinda documents different thigns so i dont get what you are going for
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Thats just it, I'm having a hard time finding a simple program to help with Documentating. (templates, picture capturing, being able to quickly setup at a Web page, sharing, etc)
I don't need anything for seminars, conference, meeting, presentations, etc.

Just trying to see whats out there.
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Sounds like a job for CVS. CVS has a web server availabl.e Not sure how it works. I think it is free though. Might even come with Unix/Linux????

We've had it before at work. I know it's free. Not sure how to install it or where to get it though.

Oh, we use Word at work. I think everyone does. It's mostly Word, Powerpoint and Excel. Then we stick it under version control (CVS).

Not sure what else you would need.
 
CVS is definitely for version management... I interpreted his post as asking what software organizes it so that it's easily found. Am I right or wrong? 😛

I personally use OWL Intranet for version management and sharing files, but I don't think that it would work very well as a documentation sharing mechanism.
 
Oh, we use Word at work. I think everyone does. It's mostly Word, Powerpoint and Excel. Then we stick it under version control (CVS).
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Putting MS Office docs in CVS seems pretty dumb since it can't show you the differences, it can just handle them all as binary files which is something CVS isn't good at in the first place.
 
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
CVS is definitely for version management... I interpreted his post as asking what software organizes it so that it's easily found. Am I right or wrong? 😛

I personally use OWL Intranet for version management and sharing files, but I don't think that it would work very well as a documentation sharing mechanism.
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Yes this is basically what I am looking for. Also one that helps w/ creating (writing it in a format that is easily understood) it as well would be nice.

I checked out the OWL Intranet and it looks to be the closest thing to what I'm looking for except that it seems to be written around a Linux setup. 😕

Is there anything out there like this that doesn't need a SQL database?
 
Originally posted by: ZickZJ
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
CVS is definitely for version management... I interpreted his post as asking what software organizes it so that it's easily found. Am I right or wrong? 😛

I personally use OWL Intranet for version management and sharing files, but I don't think that it would work very well as a documentation sharing mechanism.
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Yes this is basically what I am looking for. Also one that helps w/ creating (writing it in a format that is easily understood) it as well would be nice.

I checked out the OWL Intranet and it looks to be the closest thing to what I'm looking for except that it seems to be written around a Linux setup. 😕

Is there anything out there like this that doesn't need a SQL database?
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I don't personally know of any software that helps with writing quality. That problem is with your staff.

Ah... yeah, I use Linux for my web serving stuff, and I've found that web interfaces are easier for most people than new "programs".

I sincerely doubt that you'll find any program of any caliber that does not require a database of some kind.
 
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