Technical Writing

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Five lessons for brain-friendly writing

Neuroscientists are trying to solve the question: What happens in our brain when we read? Which linguistic means affect us? When is a text comprehensible? They are confirming longstanding rules with…

October 2012 Text by Markus Reiter

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Transforming technical content into a business asset

It used to be so simple: A technical writer would meet with an engineer, gather information, write it up – in longhand – on a legal pad, and then send the information off to the typing pool. After…

October 2012 Text by Sarah O’Keefe, Alan S. Pringle

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Creating modules for technical documentation

Do you remember how you built your first house with Lego blocks? Was there anything that we did not create using these rectangular blocks: Bridges, houses, entire landscapes. The same Lego block can…

September 2012 Text by Britta Görs

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Sharing knowledge adds value to organizations

A technical writer creates user and operating manuals. He also takes care of parts lists, training documents, questions related to safety or product presentations. In brief, he creates and publishes…

September 2012 Text by Wolfgang Sturz

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Implementing a private cloud in technical communication

A collaborative, cloud-based environment for authors, translators, managers, and other experts allows companies to move away from the traditional office and introduce remote employment. It’s a great…

September 2012 Text by Mikhail Ostrogorskij

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Confluence for collaborative technical publications

Atlassian Confluence is an Enterprise Wiki system used by 11,800 customers in 100 countries. With its version 4.2 released in April 2012, it claims to offer over 180 features to support its user…

August 2012 Text by Anant Sabane

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Knowledge management in the social media era

Many software suppliers offer products with the catch word "Enterprise 2.0". Mostly, these solutions can be bought and setup quickly for digital knowledge management. Practically, however, the…

July 2012 Text by Christoph Palmert

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What can DITA 1.2 do for me?

Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) has proven to be an excellent choice for maximizing content reuse. However, if you use older versions of DITA you may be wondering why you should use DITA…

June 2012 Text by Tom Aldous

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Wiki as a CMS

Can you have technical documentation based on a Wiki and involving successful collaboration between technical writers, service engineers and developers? Such a Wiki has been set up as a process at…

June 2012 Text by Anja Weinert, Martin E. Brüggemann

 

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