The back issue of this journal is available to ISTC members as a PDF file.
This issue was accompanied by a bellyband and insert from Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Features
ISTC news
- From the editor
- Area groups
- President’s view
- Your ISTC directory
- Online groups
- Business affiliates
- UK Technical Communication news
- TCUK news
Articles
- Open Standards
Tom Dumic
Looking at the benefits of working in an open environment.. - Information 4.0: technologies and issues
Neil Perlin
Describing Information 4.0 technologies and their issues through contextualisation, content
and output. - Seven tips towards effective researching
Savitha Nayak
Offering some suggestions on effective researching. She believes the value of learning only enhances when passed on. - Technical author or communicator?
Nissa Dann
In the age of instant gratification, we need to recognise the way the internet is changing how we communicate with the reader. - How I fought the elements and lost
Nick Robson
Written in 1988, this article shares details of the author’s working environment in the 1970s and 1980s. - What does the future hold?
Ellis Pratt
Do we need to widen our skill set? Predicting the future for technical communication. - Service 4.0 and restful sleep
Michael Bos
Can good documentation change your work life? How the latest technology can help. - Creating user forms: part 3
Mike Mee
Coding an interface for your VBA code. - Options for mobile publishing
Phil Lane
Mobile friendly website, Hybrid app, Progressive web app or a Native app? Which option is best for your organisation? This article assists with your decision-making.
Regular columns
- Adobe tips – Bharat Prakash
- Controlled language – Mike Unwalla
- Ethical dilemmas – Warren Singer
- MadCap tips – Matthew Ellison
- Editing – Jean Rollinson
- A day in the life – CJ Walker
- Book review – The Product is Docs. By Kieran Morgan. Reviewed by Marjorie Jones.