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	<description>Technical Writing &#38; Communication Tips, Trends &#38; Tutorials by Ugur Akinci, Ph.D.</description>
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		<title>Digitization of Doctor-Patient Communications and the Prospects for Technical Writers</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/02/03/digitization-of-doctor-patient-communications-and-the-prospects-for-digimedical-documentation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci A recent visit to the doctor’s office motivated me to think about whether these expensive and time-consuming face-to-face examinations are the best way to “optimize” every instance of doctor-patient communication in an age of Internet, iPhone and iPad. Can&#8217;t we reserve the face-time to most serious inquiries and do others over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BOOK REVIEW: Joy of a How-To Manual for Whipping Up Some Illustrator Magic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci If you use Illustrator you owe it to yourself to check out Illustrator CS2 Killer Tips, an eye-candy jewel of a guide. Lavishly illustrated and printed on smooth high-gloss paper, this volume has enough tips and tricks to keep you busy for the whole year. Here are the Top 10 tricks from [...]]]></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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				<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
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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 Locate and Display AutoCorrect Options in MS Word 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[MS Word]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci AutoCorrect options are not displayed by default on MS Word 2010 ribbon. And when you search for them, they’re not intuitively easy to find either. Here’s how to locate and display the AutoCorrect options and add a link to your QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR for easy future access: 1) Click File &#62;  Options to display the Word [...]]]></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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				<category><![CDATA[MS Word]]></category>
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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>BOOK REVIEW: Excellent Project Guide for Commercial Designers and Technical Illustrators who Draw Graphs</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/27/book-review-excellent-project-guide-for-commercial-designers-and-technical-illustrators-who-draw-graphs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Ugur Akinci If you&#8217;re a beginner or amateur illustrator or designer Adobe Illustrator CS2 @work: Projects You Can Use on the Job is not for you since it does not address the nuts-and-bolts aspects of Adobe Illustrator. This how-to volume assumes that you already know the basics of using the Illustrator. What the author [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/26/should-i-use-an-index-for-my-help-file-or-technical-document/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Help Files]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/?p=12843</guid>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/25/david-farbey-of-medidata-solutions-a-tcc-interview/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2012/01/24/how-to-express-a-continuous-cycle-visually-in-a-ms-word-2007-technical-document/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Graphic Design]]></category>
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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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