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The art of technical documentation /
The Art of Technical Documentation presents concepts, techniques, and practices in order to produce effective technical documentation. The book provides the definition of technical documentation; qualities of a good technical documentation; career paths and documentation management styles; precepts...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[United States] :
Digital Press,
1992.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Art of Technical Documentation; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; About This Book; Who Is the Audience of this Book?; What Is the Thesis of this Book?; What Is the Structure of this Book?; A Word about Style and Conventions; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Technical Documentation Defined; Types of Technical Documents; Quality in Technical Documentation; Further Reading; Chapter 2. A Career in Technical Documentation; Example of a Project Team; Career Growth in Technical Documentation; Documentation Management; Further Reading.
- Chapter 3. Precepts of Technical DocumentationWork Methodology; Know Your Subject; Know Your Reader; Know the Rules; Know Your Tools; Further Reading; Chapter 4. Development Techniques; A Typical Writer's Workplan; The Quality Documentation Process; Further Reading; Chapter 5. Graphics in Technical Documentation; How to Prepare Graphics; How to Use Graphics; How Not to Use Graphics; How to Place Graphics on Your Page; Further Reading; Chapter 6. Information Presentation; The Great Attractors of Technical Documentation; Page Layout; Book Design; Printing; Screen Layout; Combined Media.
- Information RetrievalAlternative Media; Further Reading; Chapter 7. Tools; Text Editors; Graphics Editors; Support for Information Structures; Text Formatting Software; Page Layout Systems; Language Tools; Software System Tools; Further Reading; Chapter 8. Computer Hardware; System Hardware; Feature Comparison of System Hardware; Input Devices; Output Devices; Hardware Used to Create Your Book; Further Reading; Chapter 9. Conclusion; A Societies, Conferences, and Journals; Societies; Conferences; Journals and Magazines; B Standards; C Timeline of the Development of Writing; Glossary.