Archive for October 2010
A Free Help File Software: HelpNDoc
© 2010 Ugur Akinci My readers know my fondness for Adobe RoboHelp for creating help files. But for those who cannot afford RoboHelp there are some free alternatives out there like HelpNDoc; free at least for personal use. If you need to use these programs commercially you may need to pay a small licensing fee,…
Read MoreTORNADO: Great Hardware to Transfer Files from One Windows Machine to Another
© 2010 Ugur Akinci I’m basically a software guy. I try to stay away from endorsing any hardware products. But from time to time I come across some hardware that works so great I can’t help but write about it. THE TORNADO high-speed file transfer “cable” is one such product. When I bought it for…
Read MoreHow to Shift from a Career in Pharmaceutical Sales to Medical Writing
A reader wrote asking what to do and in which direction to go in shifting from a career in pharmaceutical sales to writing. I’m sharing my answer here since it may benefit all my other readers who also find themselves in a similar situation: “The fact that you’re coming from sales should be a positive…
Read MoreHow to Build eLearning Tutorials
© Ugur Akinci I’ve always been in love with eLearning. I always thought it has been one of the most revolutionary things ever accomplished on earth in the field of education. Imagine, no matter where you are on earth, whether you are in the heart of New York City or a small village in Mongolia,…
Read MoreHow to Create an Index for an Adobe FrameMaker Document
Creating an index for an Adobe FrameMaker document requires two steps: marking the index entries, and then generating the index. To Mark the Index Entries 1) Launch FrameMaker 9 and open your document. 2) Select the text that you’d like to mark as an index entry. 3) Select Special > Marker from the main menu…
Read MoreHow to Create an Index for a MS Word Document
A well designed and written index is a must for all technical documents that are 30 pages or longer. It’s an indispensable part of a satisfactory user experience. Here are the steps to follow to create an index by using Microsoft Word. 1) Launch MS Word and open your document. 2) Select the word or phrase…
Read MoreTechnical Book Review: "How to Write Usable User Documentation"
How To Write Usable User Documentation (Second Edition) by Edmond H. Weiss is a thoughtful book on technical documentation written by a professional who obviously knows his material very well. Yet, overall, from its content to its format, this is also a book that shows its age. Published back in 1991, many of the topics…
Read MoreDifferent Types of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) in RoboHelp
© 2010 Ugur Akinci A CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) is the easiest way to control and change text styles in a RoboHelp 8 file. In general, there are three ways to change the style of an HTML file (whether it’s a DreamWeaver, RoboHelp, or some other HTML file, it really doesn’t matter): 1) An EXTERNAL…
Read MoreHow to Create an Index for a MS Word Document
A well designed and written index is a must for all technical documents that are 30 pages or longer. It’s an indispensable part of a satisfactory user experience. Here are the steps to follow to create an index by using Microsoft Word. 1) Launch MS Word and open your document.2) Select the word or phrase…
Read MoreHow to Start a Resume Writing Business
A Resume Writing Business is not that hard to launch. Yes, we are going through some tough times as these lines are written. A lot of people are looking for work. And that’s precisely the reason why these are also perhaps some of the better times to earn good cash by writing resumes and cover…
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