Archive for January 2012
How to Locate and Display AutoCorrect Options in MS Word
As you know, AutoCorrect options are not displayed by default on MS Word 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 the Office button and…
Read MoreTechnical Writing and Editing Online Course (was "Technical Editing" Online Course)
We are proud to offer our beginner-level technical communication online course: Technical Writing and Editing This is a practical hands-on introduction to technical writing for all beginner writers or those who are considering to make a career change and become technical writers. Comes with 30-Days 100% Money Back Guarantee! “Why should I learn technical writing?”…
Read MoreTCC Honored as MindTouch's "Top 10 Most Followed" Web Site
© Ugur Akinci I’m happy to report that, thanks to you TCC readers, our Twitter account @technicalwriter has been selected by MindTouch as one of the “Top 10 Most Followed” technical communication accounts on Twitter. To be included in such a distinguished list of industry pioneers and leaders is a great honor indeed. I’d like to…
Read More2 Golden Principles of Technical Document Peer Review
There will be instances in your career as a professional writer when you will be asked to “peer review” (which is, yes, a compound “verb” these days) someone else’s work. This may happen in group meeting (or teleconference/webinar) situations when you may be invited to offer you views on how to improve a certain copy…
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4 Ideas to Organize Technical Document Images
Introduction Organizing technical document images is easier said than done. Most technical documents would have at least a few images to illustrate a point, or screen-shots that accompany the description of a certain step-by-step procedure, etc. Organizing such images can really become a problem, especially when you have dozens and hundreds of them. Finding, editing,…
Read MoreMS Word Shortcuts to Boost Your Productivity
Are you using MS Word Shortcuts? Across the world every day, millions of writers select, copy and paste words as a regular part of their work. Here are some MS Word short cuts to increase your productivity: To select a SINGLE WORD: double-click on it. To select the WHOLE PARAGRAPH that a word is in:…
Read MoreWhat Does a Technical Writer Working for the U.S. Government Look Like?
Let’s start by asking the question — what does a “typical” technical writer who is employed by Uncle Sam really look like? Technical writers are sometimes called “technical communicators” because in reality that’s what they do – they communicate. Writing is just one of the several tools that they use to do that. Those writers…
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