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SDK Documentation: What Is It and What Is the Difference Between SDK and API?

SDK Documentation: What Is It and What Is the Difference Between SDK and API?

The present-day virtual reality is a dynamic world whose borders are expanding daily. Its basic features are growth and integration. Growth means more and more software, websites, platforms, and resources. These elements are not isolated. They are involved in the process of constant integration. Integration implies the existence of features that are identical or, at…

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Posted in Technical Writing on 3/9/2022

Content Modeling for Technical Writing: Definition, Importance, Creating

Content Modeling for Technical Writing: Definition, Importance, Creating

Have you ever faced a situation when you cannot find the text you need and, what’s more important, the text you have authored yourself? Or, when you cannot localize a news story, you posted some time ago on your website? This often happens when you have to work with large amounts of text like company…

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Posted in Technical Communication on 3/2/2022

11 Skills of a Good Technical Writer

11 Skills of a Good Technical Writer

The definition of a technical writer is the following: a technical writer is an expert that deals with technical communication and transforms complex information into clear and concise technical documentation. A technical writer creates the following types of technical documentation: user manual, user guide, release notes, API documentation, reports, reviews, web pages, specifications, etc. What…

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Posted in Self-Development on 2/28/2022

What Is a Troubleshooting Guide and 6 Steps to Create a Troubleshooting Guide

What Is a Troubleshooting Guide and 6 Steps to Create a Troubleshooting Guide

Every business dreams of smooth running every day without interruptions. So that everything worked exactly as it should and there would be no stoppages to the day-to-day functions. But, there comes a time when something will go wrong at some point. And sometimes this requires the employees to solve problems. Most commonly, this is a…

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Posted in Technical Writing on 2/24/2022

Release Notes: Definition, Examples, How to Create Release Notes?

Release Notes: Definition, Examples, How to Create Release Notes?

When we think of release notes, we roll our eyes, remembering a dull side note met without enthusiasm by users. They’re a legal obligation that must be done, but they’re done without too much effort. A little while ago, people used to buy products and software, and there was no evident feedback bridge between developers…

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Posted in Technical Writing on 2/16/2022

ClickHelp Partnership With Tech-Tav

ClickHelp Partnership With Tech-Tav

We are delighted to announce a new partnership between ClickHelp AM LLC and Tech-Tav Documentation, Ltd. Tech-Tav becomes an authorized reseller and service partner in Israel. A new collaboration will help lead the industry towards newer and better ways for technical writers to deliver content to customers in an engaging and worthwhile user experience. Both…

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Posted in ClickHelp News on 2/9/2022

What Is Document Indexing and How It Helps to Find Information

What Is Document Indexing and How It Helps to Find Information

Think about a huge user manual. It consists of numerous topics and sections. Each of them may contain any number of pages. What if you need to find a specific piece of content? Are you going to look through all the topics, sections, etc.? I am sure you are not. Either you’ll use a full-text…

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Posted in Technical Writing on 2/2/2022

Technical vs. Academic, Creative, Business, and Literary Writing: What Is the Difference?

Technical vs. Academic, Creative, Business, and Literary Writing: What Is the Difference?

Technical writing is all about the content that focuses on providing detailed and clear information on the product or service. It contains a factual and straightforward message. Technical writers convert complex technical information into useful and easy-to-understand language. You should know that there are different types of technical writing, for example, online tutorials, instruction manuals,…

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Posted in Technical Writing on 1/26/2022

Operation and Maintenance Manual: Definition, Benefits, Creation

Operation and Maintenance Manual: Definition, Benefits, Creation

How to regulate the work of a large company? Let’s say a factory? Technical writers surely know the right answer: with the help of technical documentation. To be more specific, an operation and maintenance manual is the right thing for a factory. In small companies, one doesn’t need so much time and effort to make…

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Posted in Technical Writing on 1/19/2022

How to Write Comprehensive Instructions for Use for Medical Devices

How to Write Comprehensive Instructions for Use for Medical Devices

The rate of chronic diseases constantly grows with early diagnosis and treatment. It all leads to an increasing number of patients undergoing diagnostics and surgical procedures. Such a rise is fueling the demand for medical devices. And medical devices, in their turn, become more sophisticated and complex; at the same time, they require users to…

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Posted in Technical Writing on 1/12/2022