Documentation...!?!

It’s my 50th Post. From today let’s try and learn some material stuff applicable to everyday computing and operational essentials. What we will learn through these for next 50 days is –
1. Documentation – Definition, Significance, Basics and Procedures
2. Types of Documentation – Document, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Drawing and Visual
3. Typical Document – Format, Compose, Page Setup and Printing
4. Typical Spreadsheet – Cells, Formulas, Charts and Printing
5. Typical Presentation – Slides, Backgrounds, Animations and Shows
6. Typical Drawing – Layers, Viewports, Spaces and Plotting
7. Visual – Image, Creation, Editing and Printing
To start with let’s try to understand what Documentation means, how it is done and why it is important.

Definition
Document is any communicable material (such as text, spreadsheet, drawing, image, video, audio, etc., or combinations thereof) used to explain some attributes of an object, subject, system or procedure. The process of preparing document is documentation, which is usually paper books or computer readable files (such as HTML pages) that describe the structure and components, or on the other hand, process/operation of a system/product.

Significance
Documentation is essential for no. of purposes such as –
1. Reference / Guide
2. Measure / Assess
3. Analysis / Scrutiny
4. Planning / Projection
5. Execution / Process
6. Report / Review
7. Control / Organize
If you are still not convinced with the value of documentation see what lack of documentation results in click HERE