Conclusion There’s so much more we could say about requirements and specifications. Hopefully, this information will help you get started when you are called upon–or step up–to help the development ...

Editor’s Note: The following piece, by Jean Hollis Weber, is part of our collection of “classics”–articles that stand the test of time no matter how many technologies come and go. Don’t forget to ...

This chapter from Steve Hudson’s Work in Progress on Advance Word Usage covers topics such as when to use (and when not to use) master documents, as well as “The Ten Heretical Rules of Masters,” which ...

The stress reported by technical writers is based on the subjective and personal perception of what is considered stressful. As Bill Swallow notes, “Stress is relative. Some people sweat bullets at ...

As a technical writer, you likely work with a myriad of different files for each project you work on; a single document or document set can often be derived from dozens if not hundreds of source files ...

Editor’s Note: Mark Baker begins his ongoing series on Structured Writing by framing a working definition. Look for future articles on the key concepts of structured writing and their practical ...

I was browsing through a long list of contract opportunities for technical writers on the Internet, when I spotted one from a manufacturing company looking for a documentation specialist. It stated ...

Photo by Chase Kennedy on Unsplash In the modern “fake news” era, “facts” are increasingly flexible rather than tangible, provable, stable things. People increasingly accept opinions and gut feelings ...

Git, the source control program developed for the Linux open source project, powers Github and predates it by many years. With git, any user can clone your repository and then do what he wants with ...

Replace Adobe FrameMaker with OpenOffice.org Writer? Most people’s first reaction is amused disbelief. “FrameMaker is a hugely capable publishing product,” my editor at Newsforge admonished me. “OOo ...

Editors Note: This Content Quality Review Template is one in a series of templates to help readers plan and manage communications and content management activities, resources and deliverables. We ...

Because all good tech writers know the value of research, I went to Wikipedia for an informative article on the Allen wrench: “A hex key or Allen key is a simple tool used to drive bolts and screws ...