Technical writing for dummies / by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindsell-Roberts, Sheryl.

Series:

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technical writing.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hungry Minds, [2001]

Summary:

Technical writing is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the U.S. today. Yet, many people are uncertain about what technical writing entails -- and how it differs from other types of business writing. "Technical Writing For Dummies clears away the confusion and shows you how to research and write terrific technical documentation. It includes: How to use the Internet to effectively research technical documentsA guide to creating different types of technical documents, from abstracts to user manualsA how-to guide to crafting technical documents for online and computer presentations

Contents:

Introduction. Part 1: What It Takes to Write Technical Documentation. Accelerating your career the "write"way

The person to whom you're speaking

Part 2 : The write stuff. Creating a team and a plan

Don't be a draft dodger

Visualize this!

Going in for a tone up

Dotting the eyes and crossing the tees

Part 3 : Types of technical documents

The ultimate user manual

Writing in the abstract

Writing spec sheets

How am I doing? That is the question(naire)

I came, I spoke, I conquered

Executive sum-upmanship

Part 4 : Computers and more

Doingr̲esearcho̲nline.com

Sights and sounds

Computer-based training (CBT)

Web-based training : CBT on steroids

Creating online help

Part 5 : The part of tens

Ten ways to make your technical documents shout "read me!"

Ten tips for publishing in a technical journal

Ten things to know about filing a patent

Ten tips for writing a grant proposal

Appendix A : Punctuation made easy

Appendix B : Grammar's not grueling

Appendix C : Abbreviations and metric equivalents

Appendix D : Technical jabberwocky.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0764553089

9780764553080

OCLC:

46378924

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