How to Write Perfect Technical Article or Document Titles and Subtitles

Titles are sometimes also called “headings”, “headlines” or even “headers” (mostly by technical writers coming from a journalism background). Subtitles are sometimes also referred to as “subheadings” or “subheaders.” But a title is used only once in an article or a document: in the very beginning. That’s why an article, a book, or a document…

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How to Draw a Circuit Resistor with Adobe Illustrator

Resistors are common components of many electrical circuit diagrams. Here is how you can draw a good-looking resistor in Adobe Illustrator: (1) Draw a straight line with the Pen tool and select it. (2) Select Effect > Distort & Transform > Zig Zag from the main menu to display the Zig Zag dialog box: (3)…

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Technical Writing Online Course

We are proud to offer our beginner-level technical communication online course: Professional Technical Writing: Advance Your Writing Skills This is a practical hands-on introduction to technical writing for all beginner writers or those who are considering to make a career change and becoming technical writers. Comes with 30-Days 100% Money Back Guarantee! “Why should I…

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How to Ensure High Quality in Technical Writing

“Can you tell us more about quality in technical writing?” a reader asked yesterday, in a private email. Here are my thoughts on the topic: 1) Quality starts with intra-team cohesion if you are working as a part of a technical writing team. If you’re a lone writer, this means you should either have your own…

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