Do you provide an index for your online documents? I’m not sure if today’s customers actually want an index. Maybe they prefer to search. Of course, not everyone agrees with me. Lori Lathrop, author of An Indexer’s Guide to the Internet, helps firms index their technical publications for software, manufacturing, and science. She highlights four […]
Robohelp: Why Short Topic Names Improve Navigation
November 15, 2013 by
The length of the topic title, i.e. the number of characters, needs to be considered when creating topics for online help. Let’s say you’re creating different topics in RoboHelp. Procedures, reference, and conceptual materials. Each of these needs an intuitive and meaningful name. That makes sense. However, you also need to consider the length of the topic […]
Podcasts about technical writing
July 30, 2007 by
Check out the excellent Harry Miller’s Technical Writing Blog Podcasts about documentation, technical writing, and technical editing. http://blogs.msdn.com/harrymiller/default.aspx
Podcast re: Technical Writing in India — Sandeep Balakrishna
November 25, 2006 by
For Indian readers considering tech writing as a career, download this free podcast with Sandeep Balakrishna, a seasoned technical writer based in Bangalore, India.“He has been a technical writer for 10 years, and has observed the explosive growth of technical writing in India. According to Google Trends, seven of the top ten cities where the […]