Technical writing newsletter 9: February 2005
New service
Evaluate your technical documentation against best-practice criteria using our new documentation audit (www.techscribe.co.uk/techw/audit.htm).
Industry profile
School leavers can find advice and information about working in the creative and digital industries on www.teendigital.net. TechScribe was chosen to represent the technical communication industry.
The Professional Contractors Group (www.pcg.org.uk) featured Mike Unwalla in the latest issue of its journal, 'Freelancing Matters'. Contact TechScribe for a copy.
Resources
New articles on the TechScribe website deal with:
- The differences between copywriting and technical writing (www.techscribe.co.uk/techw/copywriting-techwriting.htm).
- Icons for software interfaces (www.techscribe.co.uk/ta/icons.htm).
- A review of the ASD (formerly AECMA) Simplified English specification (www.techscribe.co.uk/ta/aecma-simplified-english.pdf) (this is a set of rules for writing unambiguous technical text).
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