ISO/IEC 82079的这一部分提供了创建和提供电子或印刷产品使用信息的原则和一般要求，这些信息包括: *为了安全使用， *有助于高效使用，或 *需要满足市场和监管要求。产品使用信息包括使用说明、维修手册、安装指南、操作和维护说明，以及系统和软件的组装说明。 术语“产品”包括系统、软件和服务。它包括用于消费和工业用途的产品；金融、社会或客户服务；以及发电厂、炼油厂和工厂等复杂系统。 本国际标准可能有助于开发以下类型的文件，尽管它并未涵盖这些文件的所有方面: 主要用于正式培训项目的计算机培训（CBT）包和专业课程材料 本国际标准既不鼓励也不鼓励使用印刷或电子工具或方法。

This part of ISO/IEC 82079 provides principles and general requirements for the creation and provision of information for use of products, available electronically or printed, which are * necessary for the safe use, * helpful for the efficient and effective use, or * needed to fulfill market and regulatory requirements. Information for use of products includes instructions for use, service manuals, installation guides, operation and maintenance instructions, and assembly instructions for systems and software. The term "product" includes systems, software, and services. It includes both products intended for consumer use and for industrial use; financial, social, or customer services; and complex system-of-systems such as power plants, refineries, and factories. This International Standard may be helpful for developing the following types of documentation, although it does not cover all aspects of them: computer-based training (CBT) packages and specialized course materials intended primarily for use in formal training programs This International Standard neither encourages nor discourages the use of either printed or electronic tools or methodologies.