Posts Tagged ‘Technical Writing’
Technical Writing Job That Pays $100K
Introduction It’s important from time to time just to remind ourselves of the kind of opportunities that still exist out there for technical writing and qualified technical writers even during economic downturns. Here is one such full-time writing position, offered by a U.S. Federal Agency to U.S. citizen writers. Pays Well It pays a salary…
Read MoreWhat is a Retronym?
Introduction Would you believe if I told you that you use one “retronym” after another whole day long? You probably wouldn’t because, as a life-time student of English, I also didn’t know for years what a “retronym” was. The reason I’m sharing this with you is my firm belief about the power of becoming fully…
Read MoreResearching a Technical Document
There are many preparatory steps in technical writing that you as a writer need to take before actually sitting down and start writing a technical document. 7 Issues to Consider Here are 7 issues you need to consider in the pre-production phase of your documentation project: Purpose will you be generating the technical document in…
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Wealth of Indexing Options in OpenOffice and LibreOffice
Introduction Indexing is indispensable for almost all books and documents out there. A satisfactory user experience would not be complete without a well organized and written index. OpenOffice and LibreOffice, two free and open-source office productivity software suites, offer such a wealth of indexing options. Indexing Options in OpenOffice Select Insert > Indexes and Tables…
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OpenOffice Writer Toolbars
Introduction Did you realize how many toolbars OpenOffice Writer offers? It is simple enough for a quick memo, yet powerful enough to create complete books with contents, diagrams, indexes, etc. You’re free to concentrate on your ideas while OpenOffice Writer makes them look great. Toolbars Galore It offers THREE separate toolbars for designing forms alone.…
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OpenOffice Draw and LibreOffice Draw Functions
Introduction OpenOffice (OO) Draw and its offshoot LibreOffice are such powerful applications but it’s a shame most people are not even aware of its power and functionalities, which all come for FREE! OpenOffice Draw is a free and open-source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Freehand, and Visio. It was created…
Read More3 Technical Editing Examples
Introduction Technical editing is an important job in the writing industry. But not everyone has the skills to edit these documents. Technical editors are professionals who make sure that the document is grammatically correct, easily readable and informative. Technical editing demands a different set of skills than general editing does. Technical editors must be able…
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