Full Description
With a focus on both language and technology, Technical Editing: Products & Processes guides the readerthrough each level of editing, each stage of becoming an editor, and each aspect of production after the formal editing is complete. From its realistic scenarios to self-diagnostic exercises, this book is designed to be hands-on-consistently helping students assess and develop their own technical editing skills. Unlike other books, its goal is to move beyond grammar and style to encompass technology issues that reflect the expanding role of the technical editor in the workplace.
Contents
Table of Contents
UNIT 1: THE ESSENTIALS OF EDITING
1. The Technical Editor
2. Editors and Writers
3. Tools and Technology
UNIT 2: EDITING FOR CORRECTNESS
4. An Introduction to Grammar: What Technical Editors Need to Know
5. Parts of Speech: Eight Basic Elements of Grammar
6. The Sentence: Giving Meaning to Words
7. Punctuation
8. Mechanics
UNIT 3: EDITING FOR READABILITY
9. Document Design
10. Graphics: Intelligence Made Visible
UNIT 4: EDITING FOR EFFECTIVENESS
11. Editing for Effectiveness: Where Art and Craft Come Together
12. Style: Making Language Effective
13. Organization: Where Form and Function Come Together
14. Logical Writing: The Art of Good Reasoning
UNIT 5: EDITING ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
15. Online Publications: What Technical Editors Need to Know
16. Preparing to Edit Online Publications
17. Editing Online Content
18. Production Editing of Websites
UNIT 6: TRENDS & ISSUES IN TECHNICAL EDITING
19. Ethical and Legal issues in Technical Editing
20. Style Guides
21. Global and Cultural Issues in Technical Editing
22. Production and Project Management Issues
23. Usability Testing on a Budget
24. Technical Editing Careers
REFERENCES
INDEX
