How to Draw Connecting Shapes with Multiple Strokes with Adobe Illustrator
© 2011 Ugur Akinci Sometimes you will need to draw technical illustrations with shapes that not only connect but also have double or multiple strokes. Think of converging railroad tracks. A shape like this: Follow these steps: (1) Draw your individual overlapping shapes by using any tool necessary (rectangle, ellipse, etc.). (2) Press Ctrl +…
Read MoreHow to Add a Math Equation to a MS Word Technical Document
Did you know that you can add complicated mathematical questions easily with just one-click into your MS Word technical document? Here is a list of equations you can insert with no problem at all: Pythagorean Equation Taylor Expansion Trig Identity 1 Trig Identity 2 Area of Circle Binomial Equation Fourier Series Expansion of a Sum…
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How to Prevent Compounding Editing Errors While Copy Editing a Long Technical Document
Introduction Editing errors are an important issue in all types of writing. There are some tips and techniques in technical communication that do not make much sense unless you’ve been a technical writer for a long time and you’ve seen the same issues arising over and over again. One such technical writing issue is the…
Read MoreHow to Switch Templates for a MS Word 2007 or Word 2010 Technical Document
© 2011 Ugur Akinci When you create a technical document with MS Word 2007 or 2010 the application uses its default Normal template. But you do not need to use the Normal template all the time. You can switch to any template you like. Here is what the top three-level Word headings created with the…
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