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Colleges and Universities for Tech Writers

November 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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 →]

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National Technical Writing Organizations and Local Chapters

November 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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

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List of International Writing Organizations

November 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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 →]

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom review

November 27th, 2008 · No Comments

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 →]

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How to go to the END of a Word document on opening

November 27th, 2008 · No Comments

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

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Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web

November 26th, 2008 · No Comments

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 →]

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How to get Portrait and Landscape in the same document

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments

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 →]

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How to add Line Numbers to Word docs

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments

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

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Technical Writer with XML experience

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

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

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The Global English style guide: a review

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

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 →]

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