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Effective Technical Writing

Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: October 14, 2007

An effective technical writer should always analyze the audience to whom he is writing. He should use a standard format/layout and organize his document as such, and his reader is not lost while reading. Technical Writers should use a particular style format and follow it throughout the document and maintain a level of consistency. If [...]

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Using Document Map to navigate an open MS Word document

Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: October 4, 2007

 
 
You can navigate an open documents in many ways. One way to navigate a document is to use the Document Map feature. The Document Map appears as a separate pane along the left side of your window. The Document Map enables you to quickly move to specific sections in your document; it also shows you [...]

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Using Cross-References

Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: September 17, 2007

When you are working on a long document in which you want to refer to other parts of that document, you can use cross-references to help readers find the information they seek. Word lets you refer to a number of different elements in your document—including captions, headings, footnotes and bookmarks you’ve created. 
Expand sub-documents before referencing 
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Working with multi-column documents

Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: September 17, 2007

Multi-Column Document 
There are several ways to create a multi-column document. To create columns on the fly, click the Columns button on the Standard toolbar. If you have certain specifications—for example, exact column measurements, a spacing requirement of certain size, or more than four columns—use the Columns dialog box to choose those settings. Select Format à [...]

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Effective use of Bullets

Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: September 13, 2007

Bullets are ideal when you want to convey short, to-the-point pieces of information. The fact that you use bullets instead of numbers implies to your reader that the points can be read and applied in any order; there’s no necessary sequence in a bulleted list. 
Effective use of Bullets
MS Word gives you the capacity to create [...]

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Eddie completed his Bachelor of Commerce and had been working for past 3.5 years. Eddie loves soccer and has a passion for photography. He loves challenges and the Odds. He uses this blog to share his knowledge and some useful information on tools, processes and procedures followed by Technical Writers in the field of Technical Communication.

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