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		<title>How to Edit and Manage the Custom Dictionary in a MS Word 2010 Technical Document</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/02/06/how-to-edit-and-manage-the-custom-dictionary-in-a-ms-word-2010-technical-document/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci MS Word 2010 offers two kinds of dictionaries: 1) The standard default dictionary that gets installed with the MS Office, and 2) the CUSTOM dictionary. Any words that are not in the standard dictionary can be added to the custom dictionary. What&#8217;s more, you can create more than one custom dictionaries. For example, for all your medical spreadsheets, you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arnold Burian of kCura &#8211; a TCC Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/02/01/arnold-burian-of-kcura-a-tcc-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci Arnold Burian is a technical communicator from Chicago, IL. He is the founder of Technical Writing World, the social network for technical communicators. In January 2012, Arnold is selected the 63rd most influential technical communicator on MindTouch’s list of 400 Most Influential Technical Communicators. QUESTION (1): How long have you been a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Express Opposing Forces Visually in a MS Word 2007 or 2010 Technical Document</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/30/how-to-express-opposing-forces-visually-in-a-ms-word-2007-technical-document/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci &#8220;Opposing Forces&#8221; is a fairly common idea both in life and in technical communication. Hope and Fear oppose each other. They may overlap to a certain extent but their effect are very different. In the technical field, assuring backward compatibility and keeping the code length to a minimum, for example, cannot be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Should I use an Index for my help file or technical document?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/26/should-i-use-an-index-for-my-help-file-or-technical-document/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci My SHORT answer is: you should always use an Index for all long documents and help files, especially if they are in print format. &#8220;How long?&#8221; There are no hard and fast rules for that. It&#8217;s up to your personal judgement and/or what your client/manager asks for. It depends on the &#8220;document [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Farbey of Medidata Solutions &#8211; A TCC Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/25/david-farbey-of-medidata-solutions-a-tcc-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci David Farbey is a senior technical communicator selected the 8th most influential technical communicator on MindTouch’s list of 400 Most Influential Technical Communicators. David&#8217;s blog &#8220;Marginal Notes&#8221; is at www.farbey.co.uk, and you can follow him on Twitter as @dfarb. QUESTION (1):   How long you’ve been a technical communicator? Where do you work right now? How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Express a Continuous Cycle Visually in a MS Word 2007 Technical Document</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/24/how-to-express-a-continuous-cycle-visually-in-a-ms-word-2007-technical-document/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci &#8220;Continuous Cycle&#8221; is a fairly common idea both in life and in technical communication. Seasons form a continuous cycle that never ends: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring, etc. In technical writing the process of writing, editing, reviewing, releasing also forms a process that never ends. It&#8217;s a continuous cycle that repeats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Johnson of &#8220;I&#8217;d Rather Be Writing&#8221; &#8211; A TCC Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/23/tom-johnson-of-lds-church-a-tcc-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/23/tom-johnson-of-lds-church-a-tcc-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci Tom Johnson is a well-known technical writer who works for the LDS Church in Utah, USA. Tom has ranked #1 on MindTouch&#8217;s 2011 list of 400 Most Influential Technical Communicators. QUESTION (1): How long you’ve been a technical writer? Where do you work right now? How would you characterize a typical day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother of All Dictionaries and Thesauruses: Wordnik.com</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/21/mother-of-all-dictionaries-and-thesauruses-wordnik-com/</link>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/21/mother-of-all-dictionaries-and-thesauruses-wordnik-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci http://www.wordnik.com is a special kind of dictionary. It not only provides the dictionary definition of a word but the following as well: Examples Etymology Synonyms &#8211; Words with the same meaning Antonyms &#8211; Words with the opposite meaning Hypernyms &#8211; Words that are more generic or abstract Hyponyms &#8211; Words that are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Larry Kunz of SDI &#8211; A TCC Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/18/larry-kunz-of-sdi-a-tcc-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/18/larry-kunz-of-sdi-a-tcc-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci Larry Kunz of SDI is a senior technical communicator and a Society of Technical Communication Fellow. Kunz has ranked 19th in MindTouch’s list of 400 Most Influential Technical Communicators. QUESTION (1): How long you’ve been a technical communicator? Where do you work right now? How would you characterize a typical day at work? ANSWER: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Do you have any tips or advice for those interested in breaking into technical writing?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/17/do-you-have-any-tips-or-advice-for-those-interested-in-breaking-into-technical-writing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/17/do-you-have-any-tips-or-advice-for-those-interested-in-breaking-into-technical-writing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci My top advice would be to develop a personal portfolio to break into tech writing. Nothing speaks louder for your skills than a finished work or two at hand. One thing I recommend to my readers and students is to write a user&#8217;s manual for a freely available software like OpenOffice. It [...]]]></description>
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