Welcome Back to EC Software, Continuing TECHWR-L Sponsor

EC Software, located near Salzburg in Austria, is the maker of the award-winning Help & Manual help authoring and documentation package and the popular TNT screen capture application. Help & Manual is an all-in-one solution that is equally popular with individual technical writers and corporate documentation teams. Projects are stored in 100% XML and Unicode, with comprehensive support for multi-user editing and team authoring. Single-sourcing is very strong, with the ability to generate multiple variant versions and formats from a single project. With its Unicode foundation, Help & Manual can produce documentation in 106 international languages, including complex Asian languages, and it comes with integrated tools for localization and translation.

Other key features of the package include the ability to build libraries of reusable content in external XML files, active support for version control systems, the ability create and use “skins” for one-click project styling and layout, a comprehensive command line interface for automating complex
builds, a layers-capable graphics editing program designed for enhancing screenshots, a PDF layout editor, a reporting tool and an integrated screen capture tool.

Originally released in 1997, Help & Manual’s unique combination of ease of use, professional help authoring power, international language and localization support and almost unlimited flexible customization options have made it very popular with corporate documentation departments software developers and professional help authors everywhere. It is now one of the best selling documentation tools worldwide and gaining increasing traction in the corporate world. Users also praise the company’s responsive support and excellent user forum.

Sponsors like EC Software help to keep TECHWR-L going, and we greatly appreciate them! Please support them in any way that you can.

Find more information at http://www.helpandmanual.com/ or
http://www.ec-software.com/

Two publishers want to publish my book. Which one should I choose?

Apress
20% (3 votes)
Packt Publishing
7% (1 vote)
Try to find other (please comment)
20% (3 votes)
Self publish
53% (8 votes)
Total votes: 15

How often do you (or does your company) reevaluate your technical communication tool set and consider changes?

Bluetooth Accessories - Advantages of Having One

According to research paper that bluetooth is an open wireless protocol for exchanging data over short distances (using short length radio waves) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs). It was originally conceived as a wireless alternative to RS-232 data cables. It can connect several devices, overcoming problems of synchronization

Do you use version control software (e.g., cvs, Sharepoint, etc.) to manage your documentation projects?

Online Diploma in Technical Writing from KBuffer, India

KBuffer, India, is offering Online Diploma in Technical Writing through their virtual classroom. This is a Job-oriented course and we give you 100% Job Assistance.

We also offer training and certification on individual software tools such as Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Captivate, Adobe RoboHelp, and other such tools.

For further details mail to sundaram@kbuffer.in or gms@kbufferonline.com

KBuffer requires 50 Technical Writers/Instructional Designers immediately

KBuffer requires 50 Technical Writers for one of their clients in New Delhi. We have both permanent and contract requirements.

All these positions are immediate and so rush your resume NOW.

Freshers who do not have any prior experience can also apply if they are willing to get trained and placed or already trained by any other institute.

Qualification desired: B.E/B.Tech/MCA/GNIIT/ Bachelor's/Master's in the Arts, Social Sciences, or Humanities

Experience/Skillset: Inclination towards technical writing, preferably from publishing, eLearning, and software companies.

TEDInfo Technical Writing Services

TEDInfo provides "Technical Documentation" to our clients such as quick start guides, online documents, online help, hard copy and other written instructional information. We offer generic term of documentation with regard to a product. Our technical writer understand what you need and create documentation that will communicates your clients.

Tedinfo techincal writers can create help documentation, user manuals, presentations, web texts, and technical course manuals. We create texts that will be very clear, accurate, helpful, and—most importantly—easy to read

Doc-To-Help 2009 v3

ComponentOne has just announced the release of Doc-To-Help 2009 v3. The 2009 v3 release of Doc-To-Help offers many new features including editor enhancements, Microsoft Windows 7 support, local formatting options, Google Chrome and Apple Safari optimization, plus more.

Doc-To-Help is the all-in-one authoring and publishing solution for technical communicators, policy writers, and other content creators.

Doc-To-Help

Does your document development process include an explicit audience analysis step?