Free GANTT PROJECT Software for Technical Writing Projects
© Ugur Akinci A technical writing project has many phases and steps that need to be kept under control. One of the best ways to do that is to draw Gantt charts by using MS Project. But MS Project is not free. There are other free programs that also draw Gantt charts and provide an…
Read MoreA Simple Critical Path (PERT) Analysis for Time Estimation of Writing Projects
Time estimation is one of the critical tasks in any technical communication project. How long will a project take? When will you start doing it? And when do you expect to finish it? Similar time-performance related questions are usually not easy to answer with 100% precision due to the number of variables that are usually…
Read MorePlain Writing for Medical Insurance Policies — A Growth Field for Technical Writers
Introduction Without plain writing, medical insurance policies can be torture to read and understand. Example Please read the following description of “Primary Care Health Program” and see if you can understand anything: ——————————————————————- “The following rules determine which is the “primary” program: a) If the other program is not primarily a dental program, this program…
Read MoreHow to Convert ALL CAPS to Upper-and-Lower Case Letters in MS Word 2010
© Ugur Akinci Here is a useful tip that may one day save you precious time effort when editing a MS Word 2010 document. Imagine you have a text or list which is typed in ALL CAPS: How are you going to convert this list into a normal upper-and-lower case text? EASY! Follow these steps:…
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