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Mandersloot, Wim G. B.; Bruckmann, Clive G. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1998
Finds that detection of flaws in a list provides an opportunity to widen perspective on list content, and further opportunity exists when list headings have two meanings. Argues that the list may be represented better by a two-dimensional array. Considers the term "function" used in a list heading, splitting it into its most common…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Technical Writing, Text Structure
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Mandersloot, Wim G. B. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1996
Argues that technical communication editing is most effective if it deals with structure first, and that structure deficiencies can be detected by applying a range of logical analysis criteria to each text part. Concludes that lists, headings, classifications, and organograms must comply with the laws of categorization and relevant logical…
Descriptors: Classification, Editing, Technical Writing, Text Structure
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Keyes, Elizabeth – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1993
Focuses on how typography and color complement and differ from each other in signaling an underlying content structure; the synergism between typography, color, and page layout (use of white space) that aids audience understanding and use; and the characteristics of typography and of color that are most important in these contexts. (SR)
Descriptors: Color, Layout (Publications), Technical Writing, Text Structure
Barton, Ben F.; Barton, Marthalee S. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1990
Explores the relation of word and image on the level of both theory and practice in Edward Tufte's "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information." Establishes two dissonant strands in Tufte's work, a positivist strand and a postmodernist strand. (RS)
Descriptors: Postmodernism, Rhetorical Theory, Technical Illustration, Technical Writing
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Gross, Mark – Technical Communication, 1993
Weighs the costs and benefits of various strategies for converting existing, formatted text into Standard General Markup Language tagged files for all types of source materials. Illustrates the challenge of converting the implicit structure of tables and other common document features. Gives tips for creating a conversion plan. (SR)
Descriptors: Computers, Desktop Publishing, Higher Education, Technical Writing
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Crew, Louie – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1992
Shows how students majoring in technical writing can use the professional vocabularies of their own disciplines (engineering, business, and computer science) to explain literature and gain fresh insights into how writers write. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literature Appreciation, Technical Writing
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Dobberstein, Michael – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1992
Points out that desktop publishing is a metatechnology that allows professional writing students access to the production phase of publishing, giving students hands-on practice in preparing text for printing and in learning how that preparation affects the visual meaning of documents. (SR)
Descriptors: Desktop Publishing, Higher Education, Publishing Industry, Technical Writing
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Eiler, Mary Ann – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1994
Assesses the role of technical communicators in electronic data interchange (EDI). Argues that, as experts in information design, human factors, instructional theory, and professional writing, technical communicators should be advocates of standard documentation protocols and should rethink the traditional concepts of "document" to…
Descriptors: Data, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Standards
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Emanuel, Joseph T. – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1996
Presents and explains a model for an executive summary which presents correct written information to a business decision maker in an appropriate, readable, useful form. (SR)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Higher Education, Reports, Technical Writing
Kostelnick, Charles – Technical Writing Teacher, 1990
Argues that the rhetoric of text design is shaped by contextual variables, such as the purpose of the communication, the proximity of visual cues within the document, and the reader's familiarity with visual conventions. Concludes that technical communicators need to consider these factors as they begin using the wide range of visual elements…
Descriptors: Desktop Publishing, Reader Text Relationship, Technical Illustration, Technical Writing
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Black, William J. – Online Review, 1990
Discussion of automatic abstracting of technical papers focuses on a knowledge-based method that uses two sets of rules. Topics discussed include anaphora; text structure and discourse; abstracting techniques, including the keyword method and the indicator phrase method; and tools for text skimming. (27 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Automation, Computational Linguistics, Discourse Analysis
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Ahearn, Hally – Technical Communication, 1993
Reports on an imaginary exercise in which five Standard General Markup Language developers created five different document type definitions for the literary magazine "The New Yorker." Illustrates the richness and complexity of document type definition development. (SR)
Descriptors: Computers, Graphic Arts, Higher Education, Periodicals
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Kramer, Robert; Bernhardt, Stephen A. – Technical Communication Quarterly, 1996
Reports that although a rhetoric of visible text based on page layout and various design features has been defined, what a writer should know about design is rarely covered. Describes and demonstrates a scope and sequence of learning that encourages writers to develop skills as text designers. Introduces helpful literature that displays visually…
Descriptors: Desktop Publishing, Higher Education, Layout (Publications), Learning Strategies
Moran, Michael G. – 1998
One of the more difficult elements to teach well in the introductory technical writing classroom is rhetorical form. Although textbooks have gotten much better than in the past at teaching this element, some still imply that structure is a matter of filling up a set form with content. One way to help students avoid this difficulty is to introduce…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Scientific and Technical Information, Scientific Methodology
Killingsworth, M. Jimmie; Sanders, Scott P. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1990
Outlines two rhetorical principles for producing iconic-mosaic texts--the principle of complementarity and the principle of compensation. Shows how these principles can be applied to practical problems in coordinating the writing and design processes in student projects. (RS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Desktop Publishing, Rhetoric, Technical Illustration
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