#26841
Technical communication has experienced an explosion in theory and research. This site has been established as a central site to connect those who want to do research, those who want to fund research, and those who have the need for research results. It could pave the way for more and better research in our profession.
#14158
ATTW Teaching Resources: Textbook Publishers
This section provides a list of links to publishers of technical writing textbooks.
#10197
An archive of the messages sent to the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing mailing list.
#25834
AuthorIT: Creating Newspaper-Style Columns in Word 
How to modify AuthorIT objects to get newspaper-style columns in the Word output.
Bracey, Rhonda. CyberText Consulting (2004). Resources>Software>Style Sheets
#25836
AuthorIT: Resizing Graphics using JavaScript Code
My client wanted screen shots in their CHM, but the screens were very large thus creating problems when printing a topic. With some help from Dave Gash, I got the large screen shots to open at 50% size, with a function for the user to resize them to 100% either all at once or one at a time. The function also toggled back to 50% at the user's discretion. This solved the problem of large screen shots in the online help, while allowing error-free printing to occur.
Bracey, Rhonda. CyberText Consulting (2003). Resources>Documentation>Software>DHTML
#25831
AuthorIT: Tips, Articles, Presentations, etc.
Various articles, presentations, tips and hints on using AuthorIT.
Bracey, Rhonda. CyberText Consulting (2004). Resources>Documentation>Software
#25832
AuthorIT: What's it All About?
As other Help authoring tools (HATs) fall by the wayside or the scuttlebutt about their demise gets stronger, one HAT that continually gets favourable mention is AuthorIT. Maybe you've heard about it, but don't know what it is or how it is different from traditional HATs. In this article, I cover some of the main features of AuthorIT so you'll have enough information to investigate further.
Bracey, Rhonda. CyberText Consulting (2004). Resources>Documentation>Software
#27071
Automatic Slideshow, Delay before Slide Advances
You are making a slide show which runs automatically throughout your presentation without the needs of mouse clicking or entering of keyboard. The automatic slideshow can be photographs presentations and etc. In every slide, you realize that the slide advances to another slide immediately after the last animation ends. The result? Audience does not have the chance to read your slides because it moves too quickly. You will need to make some delay so that all your slides will pause for a while before going to the next one. There are few ways to achieve this. This tutorial will cover two simple methods.
Tohlz, Shawn. PowerPoint Heaven (2005). Resources>Presentations>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
#18792
Autonumbering with RoboHelp and Microsoft Word
Because of a bug in Microsoft Word (both Word 97 and Word 2000), it's difficult to number lists automatically. The Numbering Numbering toolbar button toolbar button doesn't work reliably, and neither does RoboHelp's Topic Text Numbered style. Even if you install Microsoft's SR-1 or SR-2 patch to Word 97 or upgrade to Word 2000, you are still likely to encounter problems with any complex numbered list formatting. As a result of these problems, many RoboHelp users have reverted to “manual” list numbering, which is both time-consuming and error-prone. Using the procedure described here, you can automate the process of creating numbered lists in Word and completely insulate yourself from the Word bug that has plagued so many Help authors. To accomplish this, you'll need to take steps detailed on this page.
#28284
Marktüberblick Autorenwerkzeuge für Online-Hilfen
Marktüberblick über empfehlenswerte Tools zum Erstellen von Software-Dokumentation (Handbücher, Online-Hilfen). Viele dieser Help Authoring Tools unterstützen das Generieren druckbarer Handbücher (PDF) und Online-Hilfen aus einer gemeinsamen Text-Quelle (Prinzip des Single Source Publishing).
Achtelig, Marc. indoition engineering. (German) Resources>Software>Help>Help
#31037
A resource publishing several short articles about business analysis, and how business analysts fit into their organizations.
BA Collective. Resources>Business Communication>Branding>Blogs
#14585
Educational materials on SGML fall into three broad categories. An evaluative abstract is available for each item on the chart.
Girill, T.R. OSTI (1994). Resources>Bibliographies>SGML
#25693
Bakhtin, Vygotsky, Composition, and Rhetoric
The Bakhtin/Vygotsky listserv invites subscribers to post information relevant to Bakhtin/Vygotsky scholarship, including announcements of publications, conferences, seminars, calls for papers, etc.
Zappen, James P. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Resources>Mailing Lists>Rhetoric
#20902
Basic Business Communication Resource Links
This web site is designed, written, and edited by active business communication professionals to help you in communicating for business.
Flatley, Marie. San Diego State University (1999). Resources>Directories>Business Communication
#11756
Basic JavaScript with Examples
Since the day Microsoft built support for JavaScript into Internet Explorer 3.0, Netscape's client-side language has become the de facto standard for enhancing web pages at the browser. In this full-length excerpt from Practical JavaScript Programming, author Reaz Hoque explains the basics of client-side scripting. He also gives you some neat scripts that can enhance your web pages, making them impressively interactive. Important code snippets available in this article include a browser detection script, capable of offering tailored content based on broswer version or type. For instance, it's important (unless you like crashing visitors' computers) to only serve JavaScript 1.1 code to Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later.
Hoque, Reaz. Intranet Journal (1997). Resources>Tutorials>DHTML
#10594
The Basics of U.S. Copyright Law
Copyright law is one of the most important legal issues for any entrepreneur or successful business to understand. It provides authors, programmers artists and others with vital intellectual property protection for their creations. This article explains exactly what U.S. copyright law is and how it works.
#22368
Bazzmann|Mag si occupa di design molecolare, accessibilità, usabilità, web e UI design, standard W3C, semantic web e architettura dell'informazione.
Trevisan, Marco. Bazzmann. (Italian) Resources>Web Design>Usability>Blogs
#10110
The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing
We hope that this online version of The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing will be an efficient reference tool. In the future, we will be able to update the online version more frequently. Moreover, we will provide direct links when possible between bibliographic entries and online versions of the resources themselves. Note that we include annotated listings for six online journals. To go directly to the World Wide Web page for one of these journals, simply click on the highlighted address (URL) given immediately after its title.
Bizzell, Patricia, Bruce Herzberg and Nedra Reynolds. Bedford-St. Martin's (2003). Resources>Bibliographies>Education>Writing
#25062
The Benefits of Good Technical Documentation
In today's complex global economy, good technical documentation is essential. We have all been frustrated when it is lacking -- when we can't find what we need in an owner's manual, when on-line help is no help at all, when newsletter articles are confusing, when installation instructions are incomplete, or when we can't find what we need on a web site.
Winzig Consulting Services, LLC (1999). Resources>Writing>Technical Writing>Technical Writing
#23116
A collection of links to tutorials and high-quality rich media interface designs.
Best Flash Animation. Resources>Directories>Multimedia>Flash
#18673
The Best of CHI-WEB and SIGIA-L
The chi-web and sig-ia mailing lists are two email based discussion groups on the topics of web usability, design and human computer interaction (the later with a heavier emphasis on information architecture). To subscribe to chi-web, read the info page or to get a better flavor for what happens there, use its full searchable archive. Alternatively, you can join sigia-l from here or view the sigia-l archive . Using the archives for each mailing list, I've compiled a list of the summary postings from useful threads, and a few personally selected favorite postings. Please note: my list below is not an exhaustive list of summary postings. I just picked the ones I found most salient and valuable for reference. Also, these summaries are collections of contributing posts: they are a mixture of opinions and commentary, with some references to reports, usability data, websites or books.
Berkun, Scott. UIWeb. Resources>Mailing Lists>Web Design>Multimedia
#30729
Best Practices for Agile/Lean Documentation
Documentation is an important part of agile software development projects, but unlike traditionalists who often see documentation as a risk reduction strategy, agilists typically see documentation as a strategy which increases overall project risk and therefore strive to be as efficient as possible when it comes to documentation. Agilists write documentation when that's the best way to achieve the relevant goals, but there often proves to be better ways to achieve those goals than writing static documentation. This article summarizes common "best practices" which agilists have adopted with respect to documentation.
Ambler, Scott W. Agile Modeling (2001). Resources>Documentation>Agile
#23072
Beyond Bookmarks: Schemes for Organizing the Web
A clearinghouse of web sites that have applied or adopted standard classification schemes or controlled vocabularies to organize or provide enhanced access to Internet resources.
McKiernan, Gerry. Iowa State University (2003). Resources>Directories>Information Design>Controlled Vocabulary
#23866
Review: Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies
If your Web site is not designed for or understood by a global audience, you are excluding an estimated 200 million people, according to John Yunker in Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies.
Staples, Jeff. Usability Interface (2004). Resources>Reviews>Web Design>Localization
#31100
Beyondwords is an online space for professional writers to share, create, learn, and explore what it means to be a part of the professional writing community.
beyondwords. Resources>Business Communication>Technical Writing>Blogs
