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<title>The Role of the Editor in the Technical Writing Team</title>
<shortdesc>Editing today covers far more than printed materials. In this discussion, I am assuming a technical editor may be required to deal with: printed materials (for example, books, pamphlets, quick reference cards); electronic (for example, online documentation, online help, web pages); video scripts; computer-based training materials. I am also assuming that the audience for the material being edited is not comprised of other technical people; or if it is, the editor is not the person responsible for ensuring the technical accuracy of the material.</shortdesc>
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<p>Editing today covers far more than printed materials. In this discussion, I am assuming a technical editor may be required to deal with: printed materials (for example, books, pamphlets, quick reference cards); electronic (for example, online documentation, online help, web pages); video scripts; computer-based training materials. I am also assuming that the audience for the material being edited is not comprised of other technical people; or if it is, the editor is not the person responsible for ensuring the technical accuracy of the material.</p>
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<li><a href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Articles/Editing/Collaboration/Technical-Writing">All works in 'Articles &gt; Editing &gt; Collaboration &gt; Technical-Writing'</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Articles">All works in 'Articles'</a>, <a href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Editing">'Editing'</a>, <a href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Collaboration">'Collaboration'</a>, <a href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Technical-Writing">'Technical Writing'</a></li>
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 <link type="reference" href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Articles/Editing/Collaboration/Technical-Writing" role="parent" scope="local"><linktext>All works in 'Articles &gt; Editing &gt; Collaboration &gt; Technical-Writing'</linktext></link>
 <link type="reference" href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Articles" role="parent" scope="local"><linktext>All works in 'Articles'</linktext></link>
 <link type="reference" href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Editing" role="parent" scope="local"><linktext>All works in 'Editing'</linktext></link>
 <link type="reference" href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Collaboration" role="parent" scope="local"><linktext>All works in 'Collaboration'</linktext></link>
 <link type="reference" href="http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Technical-Writing" role="parent" scope="local"><linktext>All works in 'Technical Writing'</linktext></link>
 <link type="reference" href="http://tc.eserver.org/publisher/Technical_Editors_Eyrie" role="parent" scope="local"><linktext>All 30 works published by Technical Editors Eyrie</linktext></link>

<link type="reference" href="http://tc.eserver.org/authors/Hollis_Weber,_Jean" role="parent" scope="local"><linktext>All 21 works by Hollis Weber, Jean</linktext></link>
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