Links

Technical Communicators’ Forum

Suncoast STC Newsletter

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Communication World (CW Online)

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Technical Communication Quarterly. Association of Teachers of Technical Writing.

EServer. Technical Communicators Library.

Klariti.com. Technical Writing

Suite 101. Real People Helping Real People.

Tech-Writer.Net.

Internet Resources for Technical Communicators.

So, You Want To Be a Technical Writer?

Software Tools

• MadCap Software: Flare. The site for the online help authoring tool that is supposed to replace Robohelp.
• Robohelp Support Center
• Adobe Acrobat support
• Free PDF conversion tools:
  • Primo PDF
  • PDF Creator

Style Guides

• Microsoft Manual of Style, 3rd edition (Amazon)
• Apple Publications Style Guide 2003 (.pdf)
• Sun Technical Publications Manual (Amazon)
• Plain Language.gov. A site dedicated to the plain language movement.
• Web Style Guide. Style guide for Web content.
• Chicago Manual of Style FAQ
• Bedford St. Martin Citation Styles

STC

• STC Home
• STC Forum
• Intercom
• Tech Comm Journal
• Hyperviews Online SIG

Tips and Tricks

• Microsoft Word: Using Styles (PDF), by Pam Tremé

Translation

• Travlang. A resource for translation help; covers travel information and language resources.
• Babel Fish Translation. Translate almost any phrase from one language to another.

Web sites

• E-Server TC Library: A Cooperative Library for Tech Communicators
• Internet Resources for Technical Writers.
• White Paper Source: The source for writing and marketing white papers
• Information Mapping
• Cherryleaf. Based in UK.
• University of Wisconsin CNS Online Help Documentation (Tutorials on Frontpage, Dreamweaver, Adobe, Word, etc.)
• Technical Writing Textbook Online. A web-based adaption from Power Tools for
• TechPubs

XML Resources

• Online XML Tutorial from w3schools.
• An XML Tutorial for Everyone. Online tutorial.
• Online demonstration of SiberSafe. An XML Content Management System designed specifically for managing technical publication content.
• White papers, book chapters, and articles from Bright Path Solutions (request form)
• How XML Helps the Visually Impaired. Article from The Content Wrangler website.
• Is XML the Answer to Everything? Article from Free Software Magazine.
• Structured Content Management with XML. Article from eBizQ.
• Overcoming objections to XML-based Authoring Tools. Article from XML.org.
• Case Study: Ontario Systems Creates Dynamic Content with XML
• XML Weekend Crash Course by Kay Ethier. Book
• The Rockley Group. Content Management and Reuse Strategies.
• XML.org.