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Things to Avoid in Modular Component Writing for Structured Authoring and Single-Sourcing

By Ugur Akinci | January 29, 2011

In true “structured authoring” the “components” you create (write, draw, etc.) are saved in the database of a Content Management System (CMS). The negative side of this type of “writing” is that you lose the local context and formatting. What you’re creating is not “only” an X-type of document but a “component” (let’s say, a…

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Looking for a Job? Try CNN's "30 Second Pitch"

By Ugur Akinci | January 27, 2011

© 2011 Ugur Akinci If you’re looking for a job you might consider trying out CNN’s “30 Second Pitch.” Who’d make a short pitch better than a technical COMMUNICATOR, correct? This is how it works: You first send an email to 30secondpitch@cnn.com and express your desire to be on the program. If you’re accepted, you…

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How to Select Text by Paragraph Style in MS Word 2010

By Ugur Akinci | January 27, 2011

© Ugur Akinci MS Word 2010 has a great select-by-paragraph-style feature that can save you a lot of headaches when you need to make global changes in a hurry. Imagine you have a document with 100 chapter headings and your manager asks you to change their font size. You know that if you could select…

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How to Insert a MS Word Book Citation into Your Technical Document

By Ugur Akinci | January 25, 2011

An MS Word book citation is a citation that is used to show where you found the information in your document. It is a must especially for academic books and papers where accountability and transparency is important for the author’s reputation. How Important is a Book Citation? A book citation is important because it shows…

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