User Guides, Manuals, and Technical Writing

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<p>This book is intended for anyone whose job involves writing formal documentation. It is aimed at non-native speakers of English, but should also be of use for native speakers who have no training in technical writing.</p><p>Technical writing is a skill that you can learn and this book outlines some simple ideas for writing clear documentation that will reflect well on your company, its image and its brand.</p><p>The book has four parts:</p><p><b>Structure and Content:</b> Through examples, you will learn best practices in writing the various sections of a manual and what content to include.</p><p><b>Clear Unambiguous English:</b> You will learn how to write short clear sentences and paragraphs whose meaning will be immediately clear to the reader.</p><p><b>Layout and Order Information:</b> Here you will find guidelines on style issues, e.g., headings, bullets, punctuation and capitalization.</p><p><b>Typical Grammar and Vocabulary Mistakes:</b> This section is divided alphabetically and covers grammatical and vocabulary issues that are typical of user manuals.</p>

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Wallwork, a native English speaker from the UK, has 25 years of experience teaching English at various IT companies in Pisa, Italy. He has published 13 books with Springer Science+Business Media.

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