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Technical Writer's Companion

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ISBN-10: 0312259786

ISBN-13: 9780312259785

Edition: 3rd 2002

Authors: Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, Walter E. Oliu

List price: $46.99
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Description:

This easy-to-use handbook — a concise version of the popular Handbook of Technical Writing— offers students a brief guide to the most common types of technical writing and communication, with help on using technology, creating formal reports and manuals, writing for the Web, and more. Spiral-bound and tabbed for quick reference, the new edition is briefer than ever and completely up to date.
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Book details

List price: $46.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 12/20/2001
Binding: Comb Bound 
Pages: 443
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.63" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Preface
"Five Steps to Successful Writing"
The Writing Process
Audience/Readers
Collaborative Writing
Conclusions
Defining Terms
Description
Introductions
Organization
Outlining
Paragraphs
Persuasion
Point of View
Preparation
Process Explanation
*Promotional Writing
Proofreading
Purpose/Objective
Revision
Scope
Selecting the Medium
Sentence Construction
Writing the Draft
Workplace Technology
E-mail
Fax
Internet
Web Forms Design
Web Page Design
Word Processing and Writing
Writing for the Web
Research and Documentation
Bibliographies
Copyright
Documenting Sources
Internet Research
Interviewing for Information
Library Research
Note Taking
Paraphrasing
Plagiarism
Quotations
Research
Design and Graphics
Drawings
Flowcharts
Global Graphics
Graphs
Headers and Footers
Headings
Layout and Design
Lists
Maps
Organizational Charts
Photographs
Schematic Diagrams
Tables
Visuals
Technical Writing Forms and Presentations
Brochures
Feasibility Reports
Formal Reports
Instructions
Investigative Reports
Laboratory Reports
Minutes of Meetings
Newsletters
Presentations
Progress and Activity Reports
Proposals
Reports
Specifications
Technical Manuals
Test Reports
Titles
Trip Reports
Trouble Reports
Formal Reports
Abstracts
Appendixes
Executive Summaries
Forewords/Prefaces
Formal Reports
Glossaries
Tables of Contents
Sample Formal Report
Correspondence
Acknowledgment Letters
Adjustment Letters
Complaint Letters
Correspondence
Cover Letters
Inquiry Letters and Responses
International Correspondence
Memos
Refusal Letters
Job Application
Acceptance Letters
Application Letters
Interviewing for a Job
Job Search
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