University of Alabama in Huntsville: http://www.uah.edu/colleges/liberal/english/techpage.html

“UAH offers three undergraduate program options for students interested in technical writing and communication. There is also an option for a graduate certificate in technical communication.” [Read more →]

List of National Organizations and Local Chapters for tech writers. [Read more →]

This list shows international writing organizations which may be use to those entering technical writing. If we’ve missed some, please let us know. [Read more →]

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is designed for Photoshop users who want more control of their photos. Adobe says it’s the “complete, elegant environment for the art and craft of digital photography, from raw capture to creative output.” [Read more →]

There are two ways (at least) to do this. [Read more →]

Christina Wodtke’s latest book introduces the concepts of information architecture: i.e. organizing web site content so that it can be found, designing website interaction, and creating an interface that is easy to understand. [Read more →]

Here’s how to get Portrait and Landscape page orientation within the same document. To do this you insert section breaks for the section you want changed and then set the page orientation for each section. [Read more →]

Line numbering makes it easy to refer to specific sections of your document, for example in proposals or academic texts. [Read more →]

Black Point Search Group is searching a Technical Writer with XML experience. [Read more →]

Mike Unwalla reviews John Kohl’s The Global English Style Guide over on TechScribe. Many people who do not speak English as a first language struggle to understand English texts. Human translation is expensive. Machine translation (MT) frequently does not work. Global English offers a solution to these three related problems. [Read more →]