Technical Writing For Dummies

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<b>A complete and friendly guide to technical writing!</b><br /><br />Let&rsquo;s face it, a lot of technical documentation reads as if it had been translated into English from Venutian by a native speaker of gibberish. Which is annoying for you and expensive for the manufacturer who pays with alienated customers and soaring technical support costs. That&rsquo;s why good technical writers are in such big demand worldwide. Now, <i>Technical Writing For Dummies</i> arms you with the skills you need to cash in on that demand. <p>Whether you&rsquo;re contemplating a career as a technical writer, or you just got tapped for a technical writing project, this friendly guide is your ticket to getting your tech writing skills up to snuff. It shows you step-by-step how to:</p> <ul> <li>Research and organize information for your documents</li> <li>Plan your project in a technical brief</li> <li>Fine-tune and polish your writing</li> <li>Work collaboratively with your reviewers</li> <li>Create great user manuals, awesome abstracts, and more</li> <li>Write first-rate electronic documentation</li> <li>Write computer- and Web-based training courses</li> </ul> <p>Discover how to write energized technical documents that have the impact you want on your readers. Wordsmith Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts covers all the bases, including:</p> <ul> <li>All about the red-hot market for technical writing and how to get work as a technical writer</li> <li>The ABCs of creating a strong technical document, including preparing a production schedule, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, editing, rewriting, testing, presentation, and more</li> <li>Types of technical documents, including user manuals, abstracts, spec sheets, evaluation forms and questionnaires, executive summaries, and presentations</li> <li>Writing for the Internet&mdash;covers doing research online, creating multimedia documents, developing computer-based training and Web-based training, and writing online help</li> </ul> <p>Combining examples, practical advice, and priceless insider tips on how to write whiz-bang technical documents, <i>Technical Writing For Dummies</i> is an indispensable resource for newcomers to technical writing and pros looking for new ideas to advance their careers.</p>