Technical documents provide information that readers need to make decisions or complete tasks. Technical editing ensures that this information is presented in a way that facilitates the reader's understanding. Technical editors offer suggestions for improvement in design of both content and layout and therefore work with the document in both early and late stages.
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Indexing Technical Documents: An Interview with Lori Lathrop
Indexes are as important to your documentation as your documentation is to the product. Just as it would be difficult, if not impossible, for people to use your product without any documentation, it is equally difficult for people to use documentation without a good index.
Vega, Barbara. Writing World (2001). Articles>Indexing>Technical Editing
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Knowledge Management - Challenge for Technical Editors
Knowledge management - is it a challenge for technical editors? Shouldn't knowledge management be more than just taken for granted in technical editing? And isn't the technical editor also the knowledge manager, per se?
Sturz, Wolfgang. TC-FORUM (2000). Articles>Knowledge Management>Technical Editing
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Learning the Fine Art of Reviewing
If you asked me what the most painful part of being a technical writer is, my answer would be: 'Getting reviews on time. Getting good feedback and inputs on your work.' For me technical writing has been very pleasurable because I hardly got any review comments. My morale has therefore been very high. Project managers, developers and others are so busy trying to come up with good software (read trying to fix all the goof-ups and bugs!) that they usually tend to give documentation lesser importance. User manuals, who reads them anyway? We do not have time for it!
Kamath, Gurudutt R. IT People (2003). Articles>Editing>Collaboration>Technical Writing
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We technician editors need not worry about declining employment if we can show companies the value of the technology of English. If we can demonstrate how editors can make turgid technical authors communicate better with words, sentences, paragraphs, and overall organization, we will be in demand for jobs that are more prestigious and careers that are infinitely more interesting -- because the need is so great.
Bush, Donald W. STC Proceedings (1995). Articles>Editing>Technical Editing
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Mystery Fiction and the Technical Communicator: The Editor's Role 
Technical editors can learn much from editors of mystery fiction. Both orchestrate elaborate game-playing and structuring as they serve as the reader's advocate.
Murphy, Avon J. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>Editing>Technical Editing
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Now That You've Got a Double Agent, What Do You Do With 'Em?
Having demonstrated the importance of acquiring a double agent for writing projects, we now want to explain the best ways to successfully indoctrinate a double agent. This paper will help you prepare for, orient, train, and become a mentor for a double agent to help make him or her an effective member of your writing team.
Fisher, Judith R., Karen L. Mobley and Michelle M. Wright. STC Proceedings (1994). Articles>Writing>Technical Editing>Collaboration
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Une collection de listes de carrière, éditée au coin des rédacteurs techniques.
Rédacteur Technique, Le. Careers>Job Listings>Technical Editing>France
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One Hundred Simple Tech Writing Errors
Here are the 100 writing errors that the author has encountered in his experience. (Followed by the subsequent article 'Ten More Errors in Technical Writing.')
Kamath, Gurudutt R. IT People (2003). Articles>Editing>Grammar>Technical Writing
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Un weblog qui cherche à servir de coin aux auteurs techniques.
Flacke, Marie-Louise. Rédacteur Technique, Le (2007). (French) Resources>Writing>Technical Editing>Technical Writing
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Grundlagenwissen, Checklisten, Tools und Links, die Ihnen beim Schreiben benutzerfreundlicher Handbücher, Online-Hilfen, Software-Demos, Tutorials und anderer Formen der Benutzerunterstützung ("User Assistance") helfen.
Achtelig, Marc. indoition engineering (2005). (German) Resources>Information Design>Technical Editing
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von Obert, Alexander. Techwriter.de (2003). (German) Resources>Directories>Technical Editing>Localization
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Rhetoric 5/4304: Technical Style and Editing
Rhetoric 5/4304 emphasizes the editing process of technical materials, which includes the following: knowing different levels of editing, copyediting and proofreading, editing for organization and content, editing graphics, editing for effective document design, and learning how to work effectively and efficiently as a team member. We'll do hands-on editing to give you necessary knowledge/practice and to develop your editing skills.
Nahrwold, Cynthia. University of Arkansas-Little Rock (2002). Academic>Courses>Editing>Technical Editing
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The Role of the Editor in the Technical Writing Team
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.
Hollis Weber, Jean. Technical Editors Eyrie (2002). Articles>Editing>Collaboration>Technical Writing
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Seven Discrete Principles for Content Editing
One of many lessons I learned in 30 years of Technical Editing was to separate myself from the crowd by learning to edit technical content, using seven reader-oriented techniques.
Bush, Donald W. STC Proceedings (1996). Articles>Editing>Technical Editing
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A SIG Transformation: Past, Present, and Future
A recent discussion about the STC's Technical Editing Special Interest Group (TE SIG) provided insights into the evolving role of communities of interest in the Society. At a meeting of the Carolina Chapter's local TE SIG, Diane Feldman, who is the manager of the Society-level SIG, provided members with an update on SIG activities.
Brautman, Heather. Carolina Communique (2005). Articles>TC>Technical Editing>STC
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Situational Editing: A Rhetorical Approach for the Technical Editor 
Argues that the rhetorical approach to communication considers situations individually and is necessary for technical editors because their work comprises a series of individual rhetorical decisions. Proposes a rhetorical theory of technical editing.
Beuhler, Mary Fran. Technical Communication Online (2003). Articles>Editing>Technical Editing>Rhetoric
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Most technical communicators are hired primarily as writers and creators of information, but despite this, many of us must learn how to edit at some point. Whether the reasons are good (to prepare better first drafts for review) or bad (your employer won't pay for a full-time editorial position), the reality is inescapable: at some point you're going to have to edit your own writing or that of a colleague. The problem is that editing requires an entirely different mindset than writing, and it's difficult to make the mental shift from creating to revising.
Hart, Geoffrey J.S. Geoff-Hart.com (1998). Careers>Editing>Technical Editing
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Substantive and Technical Editing: How Far Do You Go?
Authors who cannot answer queries create a barrier to improvement of manuscripts. Some authors resist the idea that their papers might need major changes. Other authors depend on the editor to make changes that the author can and should make. Language barriers can require creative solutions. Also, there is the question of how far to go as an editor in reframing a report (for example, should an editor reframe the purpose of a paper?) and in correcting an author's errors (for example, a claim of a trend when none is shown).
Hoppenrath, Margaret, Joan C. Hinchcliffe, Sharon Naron and Arkady Mak. CBE Views (1998). Articles>Editing>Technical Editing
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Substantive Editing: With an Eye on the User
This workshop focuses on substantive editing with workshop materials that show fast and easy ways to analyze a piece of writing, especially writing that needs the concentrated effort of both the editor and the writer to turn it into a usable document. The workshop is practical in its focus providing tips, checklists, and techniques for approaching material that needs a heavy substantive edit.
Malone, Jacquelyn and Alma L. Nahigian. STC Proceedings (1995). Articles>Editing>Technical Editing
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Syntax or Sin Tax: Which Should an Editor Choose?
Proficiency and accuracy are necessary to edit technical communication, but both can be diminished by the conflict of standards and rules from respected sources. This difficulty is further compounded with the differing expectations of audiences, employers, and companies. To resolve potential problems, editors need to refresh their basic skills through workshops, professional journal articles, and the study of updated authoritative sources. Editors then need to address their audience expectations by developing appropriate style guides. By focusing upon the needs of the audience, editors draw upon a variety of sources, some of which may not agree upon the same standards and rules. In such cases, the editor may also break or bend rules to achieve the consistent, accurate communications that best serve the individual audience.
Ball, Valerie M. STC Proceedings (2005). Articles>Editing>Technical Editing>Standards
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Tech Writers, Grammar, and the Prescriptive Attitude
Prescriptive grammar is useful for teaching English as a second language, but it has little value for the practicing writer. Clinging to it may provide emotional security, but only at the expense of making writing harder than it needs to be. The culture-wide devotion to it will not be changed in a moment. But conscientious writers can at least change their own habits, and make life easier for themselves.
Byfield, Bruce. TECHWR-L (2008). Articles>Writing>Editing>Technical Writing
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Technical and Professional Editing
In this class, you will learn how to edit technical documents, from proofreading for errors at the surface to ensuring that the document contains appropriate content, organization, and visuals for its audiences. Students will also learn how to use traditional editing marks, editing functions within word processors, and principles of layout and design.
Eaton, Angela. Texas Tech University (2006). Academic>Courses>Technical Editing
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In this class, students will learn how to edit technical documents, from proofreading for errors at the surface to ensuring that the document contains appropriate content, organization, and visuals for its audiences. Students will also learn how to use traditional editing marks, editing functions within word processors, and principles of layout and design. Finally, students will learn about the profession of editing and develop pieces to support their careers.
Eaton, Angela. Texas Tech University (2006). Academic>Courses>Technical Editing
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A brief perspective on technical editing.
Rajan, D.V. STC India (2003). Presentations>Editing>Technical Editing
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This course will prepare you for the substantive editing and design of complex documents such as technical manuals, proposals, and research reports. You will study the practice of editing as it applies to invention, arrangement, style, and delivery. You will examine strategies for document management and explore the theoretical justifications for your editing decisions.
Dragga, Sam. Texas Tech University (2001). Academic>Courses>Technical Editing
