E-Book, Englisch, 172 Seiten, eBook
A Guide to Professional English
E-Book, Englisch, 172 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Guides to Professional English
ISBN: 978-1-4939-0641-3
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Through examples, you will learn best practices in writing the various sections of a manual and what content to include.
Clear Unambiguous English:
You will learn how to write short clear sentences and paragraphs whose meaning will be immediately clear to the reader.
Layout and Order Information:
Here you will find guidelines on style issues, e.g., headings, bullets, punctuation and capitalization.
Typical Grammar and Vocabulary Mistakes:
This section is divided alphabetically and covers grammatical and vocabulary issues that are typical of user manuals.
Zielgruppe
Popular/general
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Part I. Structure and Content of a Manual.- Title, Table of Contents, About, Introduction, Product Overview, What's in the Box.- Key Features.- Installation: Getting Started.- Instructions: Procedures.- Troubleshooting.- Warnings and Recommendations.- Updates, Warranty, Contact Details.- Part II. Writing Clearly, Concisely and Unambiguously.- Writing from a Reader Perspective.- Avoiding Redundancy and Long Sentences.- Word Order.- Terminology.- Avoiding Ambiguity.- Automatic Translation.- Part III. Layout and Order of Information.- Layout.- Headings.- Punctuation.- Capitalization.- Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Bullets.- Figures, Tables and Captions.- Dates and Numbers.- Giving Examples.- Referencing.- Spelling.- Part IV. Typical Mistakes.- Comparisons.- Definite Article (The), Indefinite Article (A, An), One.- Genitive.- Infinitive vs. Gerund.- Negotiations.- Passive vs. Active.- Pronouns.- Vocabulary.