How to edit technical documents
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How to edit technical documents
Oryx Press, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-175) and index
workbook : vii, 169 p ; 23 cm
Description and Table of Contents
Description
How to Edit Technical Documents is the most concise and clearly presented discussion of the editor's role and responsibilities to the writer, the reader, and the publishing process—including changes that result from technological advances in editing. The authors describe the demands of communicating complicated information, in print and on screen, without diminishing the expressive power of language. As a result, users learn the skills necessary to become contributing members of any organization that requires informed and imaginative editors.
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgements xi
Chapter 1. Technical Editing: A Changing Profession 1
Chapter 2. Editing for Content 10
Chapter 3. Cutting Copy 18
Chapter 4. Document Organization 28
Chapter 5. Words 39
Chapter 6. Sentences with Style 52
Chapter 7. Paragraphs 67
Chapter 8. Grammar 73
Chapter 9. Punctuation 93
Chapter 10. Editing Graphics 100
Chapter 11. Marking Manuscripts 113
Chapter 12. Triage: Dealing with Typescripts under Deadline 120
Chapter 13. Getting Along with Authors 139
Appendix A. Editing Technical Manuals 147
Appendix B. Editing Technical Proposals 158
Appendix C. About Style Manuals 168
Appendix D. Bibliography of Cited and Other Useful Sources 170
Index 177
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