Technical Writinga brief overview

Instructions

• Grab a book.• Look through it.

• What do you see?

What do you see???

What do you see?

• CONSISTENCY–Layout–Use of icons–Use of bullets–Formatting

How?

Industry Standards

Personal Style Guides

Industry Standards

• Go to Page Layout and select Margins.

Bold type indicates a menu item the user

selects.

• After typing the text, press ENTER. CAPITAL LETTERS indicate user commands to press a

certain key.

• Press CTRL+N to open a new document.

A plus sign (+)indicates two or more keys are

pressed simultaneously.

• On August 2, nine people paid $5.00 to bet on the horse with 3:1 odds.

Numbers under 10 are written out in full, except when those numbers are used as a unit of measure

or date.

http://www.technicalwritingaid.com/standards_and_templates_for_technical_writing.html

What’s this mean for us?

Next Steps

• Research industry standards• Co-create a style guide• Practice, practice, practice

Any Questions?