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Read Me First! a Style Guide for the Computer Industry
Contributor(s): Sun Technical Publications (Author)

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 ISBN: 0137058268     ISBN-13: 9780137058266
Publisher: Prentice Hall
OUR PRICE: $44.99  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Desktop Applications - Design & Graphics
Dewey: 006
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 7.52" W x 8.96" L (1.69 lbs) 462 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
The definitive reference for technical writers, editors, and documentation managers, Read Me First A Style Guide for the Computer Industry, Third Edition, has been revised and updated to cover everything from creating screencasts and referencing web sites to writing for wikis.

This award-winning guide to creating clear, consistent, and easy-to-understand documentation covers everything from grammar and writing style to typographic and legal guidelines. The authors, who are senior editors and writers at Sun Microsystems, share their extensive experience and provide practical tips and recommendations, including guidance on hiring writers, working with illustrators, managing schedules and workflow, and more.

The third edition of Read Me First features new chapters on:

  • Writing for wikis and encouraging wiki collaboration
  • Creating screencasts, using screencast terminology, and guidelines for writing narration
  • Creating alternative text for nontext elements such as screen captures, multimedia content, illustrations, and diagrams
It also includes new tables for symbol name conventions, for common anthropomorphisms, and for common idioms and colloquialisms. An updated and expanded recommended reading list suggests additional resources.

 
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