Ed. Katherine Judge, ISSN 0953-3699.
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Contents
Features
- A marathon or a sprint? Comparing the methods used to train for a marathon and how they can be applied to technical communication. Andy Healey
- From tech writing to UX-based UI design. Moving into UX and UI design using technical communication skills and a flare for graphics. Maja Engel
- Paperweight to conversation piece. Building a portfolio you will love (and love to talk about). Chris Hester
- Introduction to a consultancy model. What do consultants do? How do they work? Imparting knowledge gained from a training course. Erika Norton
- Industrial revolution in Fleet Street. Helping the Daily Mail to change from a hot-metal factory to a digital office in the 1980s. Hugh Dawson
- Creating compliant manuals for the EU. Selling your products on the European market? Offering guidance for creating compliant user assistance. Ferry Vermeulen
- A checklist for translation projects. Recommending a common-sense checklist for technical documentation translation projects. Maxwell Hoffmann
- The art of process narrative. Considering the role of narrative in effective process documentation. Carmel Murphy
- Contextualisation and molecular content. Looking at creating user journeys. Andy McDonald and Toni Ressaire
- Paligo: structured content made easy. Sharing his experience of using Paligo, a cloud-based XML component content management system. Craig Wright
- ST4: create and organise content. Proving an insight into how SCHEMA ST4 helps you to stay organised. Phil Lane
Regular columns
- From the editor
- Business affiliates
- President’s view
- ISTC Survey 2017
- Event news
- Word VBA tips – Mike Mee
- Adobe tips – Jake Cahill
- Editing – John Prendergast
- MadCap tips – Matthew Ellison
- Ethical dilemmas – Warren Singer
- Book review – Modern Technical Writing by Andrew Etter. Reviewed by Marjorie Jones.