Technical Writing Blog

Improving work processes is what everyone is talking about. We ourselves have written a bunch of blog posts on this subject. Still, nothing is perfect, and many technical writers keep struggling with some difficulties and challenges regularly. Technical writing can take various forms: user manuals, tutorials, how-to articles, context help… But the majority of tech…

In this post, we are going to talk about visually impaired people and technical documentation. Unfortunately, not many user manuals are adjusted for the visually impaired, so, we hope that our blog post can change the situation for the better. This is the continuation of our series of posts on inclusivity in help authoring. You…

Trying to predict what’s coming is only natural for humans. This can prove useful for planning, especially in business when you always have to be prepared for what the future holds. On the other hand, it is just fun to do so. Technical writing is integrated into many professional spheres, and it is being heavily…

We strongly believe that technical documentation should be available for everyone regardless of their health condition. That is why we have decided to create a series on technical documentation inclusivity. This article will explain the challenges colorblind people face when reading user manuals and ways to improve technical documentation to make it more accessible to…

Halloween is finally here. What do we love about this holiday? The smell of fallen leaves, pumpkin lattes, spooky decorations, and scary stories, of course. For all the years technical writing has been around, it has accumulated a lot of stories that are worth mentioning on Halloween. The things that scare the HATs out of…

Nowadays, technical writing is a marketing tool. Online documentation contains keywords, it can be cross-linked with a corporate website, it gets branded. Your online documentation portal is indexed by all major search engines, and it shows up in search results for your clients. And, so, the term ‘target audience’ is quite common in technical writing,…

Metrics are the easiest way for managers to analyze work processes, make conclusions and see whether everything is going according to plan. If it is not, some changes need to take place. Metrics also help controlling employee performance and efficiency of the current processes. Technical writing requires metrics just like any part of product development….

Technical writing is a global notion. Technical documentation is written or localized all over the world in so many different spheres. Just imagine how many technical terms there are. Even if you have been a technical writer for a long time, working in one industry, it doesn’t mean that you know all the terminology of…

Where do technical writers stand in terms of product adoption? Do they influence the end product in any way, or is describing product functionality their only task? To answer this quickly – documentation teams are equally important for product adoption and development as other teams. If contribution of technical writers is barely noticeable aside from…

What are neologisms, how to use them in technical writing, and why do they make some people angry? These are the questions we are going to answer in this blog post. What are Neologisms If we look through the corresponding Wikipedia article, we can find out that neologisms are, basically, words that have recently appeared…