Download or read book A Writer s Guide to Document and Web Design written by Lory Hawkes and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Web Content written by Janet Mizrahi and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explosion of electronic sources, whether in the form of news, commentary, sales and marketing, or information, has created boundless opportunities for producing content. Whether you’re an entrepreneur with a start-up business who needs a website, an executive who uses social media to connect with various stakeholders, or a content provider blogging about topical issues, you’ll need to know how to write for the web and address the unique environment of the digital world. This book will help you produce web content that generates results. Writing for the screen differs from writing for a printed page, and those who use the web to communicate in any genre—ads, articles, blogs, email blasts, newsletters, social media, or websites—must be aware of rhetorical considerations unique to writing for the web. This concise, easy-to-follow guide takes you through the underlying principles including web reader habits and the challenges of producing content across multi-platform formats. It also addresses web writing style and topics such as conciseness, tone, level of formality, and other writing techniques. Design as it pertains to the writer is also discussed. Finally, the book focuses on how to compose specific types of web content and provides useful “how to” guides covering the most commonly used genres.
Download or read book The Web Content Style Guide written by Gerry McGovern and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As quality becomes ever more critical in differentiating successful websites, the need for a professional approach to your content is growing. The Web Content Style Guideprovides a set of standards and rules to ensure consistent quality content and a flawless service to your readers.
Download or read book The Longman Guide to Style and Writing on the Internet written by Martha C. Sammons and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Internet Writer's Handbook" is an easily accessible, vital reference tool for those who want to write and format effective Web documents. Too often, writers attempt to create Web pages by simply using the same techniques they use for print documents. "The Internet Writer's Handbook" offers those writers specific advice on writing and designing on-line hypertext documents. The book has been updated to reflect the latest Web writing terms and concepts such as Web page elements, Web page design, and types of Web writing. This dynamic handbook will appeal to anyone who needs help in creating a Web page.
Download or read book Microsoft Manual of Style written by Microsoft Corporation and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 823 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximize the impact and precision of your message! Now in its fourth edition, the Microsoft Manual of Style provides essential guidance to content creators, journalists, technical writers, editors, and everyone else who writes about computer technology. Direct from the Editorial Style Board at Microsoft—you get a comprehensive glossary of both general technology terms and those specific to Microsoft; clear, concise usage and style guidelines with helpful examples and alternatives; guidance on grammar, tone, and voice; and best practices for writing content for the web, optimizing for accessibility, and communicating to a worldwide audience. Fully updated and optimized for ease of use, the Microsoft Manual of Style is designed to help you communicate clearly, consistently, and accurately about technical topics—across a range of audiences and media.
Download or read book Business and Professional Writing A Basic Guide for Americans written by Paul MacRae and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straightforward, practical, and focused on realistic examples, Business and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide for Americans is an introduction to the fundamentals of professional writing. The book emphasizes clarity, conciseness, and plain language. Guidelines and templates for business correspondence, formal and informal reports, brochures and press releases, and oral presentations are included. Exercises guide readers through the process of creating and revising each genre, and helpful tips, reminders, and suggested resources beyond the book are provided throughout.
Download or read book The Web Content Strategist s Bible written by Richard Sheffield and published by Richard Sheffield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing the creation and maintenance of the huge volume of Web content requires an understanding of not just Web writing, but of detailed, well-planned, realistic content development processes. Those practicing the new discipline of Web Content Strategy are being called upon to help Web development teams navigate this new editorial ecosystem where content not only has to be written, but also broken up into thousands of pieces that have to be reviewed, approved, re-purposed, edited for search engines, translated, localized, and generated using a new and complex set of tools and techniques. The Web Content Strategist's Bible explains how the practice of Web content strategy can be used to effectively manage the size, scope, and cost of content-heavy Web development projects. Presented in an easy, readable style, the book focuses on asking the right questions and gathering relevant information needed for efficient project planning and development.
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Download or read book The Internet Writer s Handbook written by Martha C. Sammons and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2004 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet Writer's Handbook offers those writers specific advice on writing and designing on-line hypertext documents. The book has been updated to reflect the latest Web writing terms and concepts such as Web page elements, Web page design, and types of Web writing. Extensive coverage includes such areas as writing Web pages; graphics and design; style; common grammar, punctuation, mechanical, and usage errors; and research and documentation.This dynamic handbook will appeal to anyone who needs help in creating a Web page, or writing online.
Download or read book The Emotion Thesaurus A Writer s Guide to Character Expression 2nd Edition written by Becca Puglisi and published by JADD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as “the gold standard for writers” and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 56 new entries! One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way. When showing our characters’ feelings, we often use the first idea that comes to mind, and they end up smiling, nodding, and frowning too much. If you need inspiration for creating characters’ emotional responses that are personalized and evocative, this ultimate show-don’t-tell guide for emotion can help. It includes: • Body language cues, thoughts, and visceral responses for over 130 emotions that cover a range of intensity from mild to severe, providing innumerable options for individualizing a character’s reactions • A breakdown of the biggest emotion-related writing problems and how to overcome them • Advice on what should be done before drafting to make sure your characters’ emotions will be realistic and consistent • Instruction for how to show hidden feelings and emotional subtext through dialogue and nonverbal cues • And much more! The Emotion Thesaurus, in its easy-to-navigate list format, will inspire you to create stronger, fresher character expressions and engage readers from your first page to your last.
Download or read book Writing for the Web written by Cynthia L. Jeney and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a rhetorical approach, Writing for the Web: A Practical Guide discusses how invention, arrangement, and purpose-driven content can make Web writers more authentic and effective. Written for a wide range of audiences, it introduces readers to sound Web writing principles and discusses how technologies, interfaces, and data are impacted by the choices the writer makes. Exercises, assignments, and case scenarios encourage readers to practice skills such as captioning photos, incorporating links and writing FAQ pages. Realistic projects help readers learn how to organize content, define writing purpose and craft clear messages that will be powerful enough to impact Web site visitors and their behavior. Focuses on planning and writing for audience-driven purposes and discusses the concepts of identity, content development and emotional appeal throughout. Offers a flexible organization that focuses on how to organize content, define writing purpose and craft clear messages that will be powerful enough to impact Web site visitors and their behavior. Asks writers to explore professional, creative, and experimental approaches to writing and understand how technologies, interfaces, information, ideas, and data are affected by the choices that writers make. Provides clear explanations of basic computer use and Internet infrastructure and helps everyone get up to speed on the vocabulary, concepts, and basic technology structures Web writers need to know. Anyone interested in Web writing.
Download or read book Style Guide mechanical for Technical Writers written by Larry S. Lopez and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bedford Guide for College Writers with Reader Research Manual and Handbook with 2009 MLA and 2010 APA Updates written by X. J. Kennedy and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 1023 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was first published twenty years ago, The Bedford Guide for College Writers brought a lively and innovative new approach to the teaching of writing. Since that time, authors X. J. and Dorothy M. Kennedy have won praise for their friendly tone and their view, apparent on every page of the text, that writing is the "usually surprising, often rewarding art of thinking while working with language." More recently, experienced teacher and writer Marcia F. Muth joined the author team, adding more practical advice to help all students — even those underprepared for college work — become successful academic writers. While retaining the highly praised "Kennedy touch," The Bedford Guide continues to evolve to meet classroom needs. The new edition does even more to build essential academic writing skills, with expanded coverage of audience analysis, source-based writing, argumentation and reasoning, and more.
Download or read book Writing Is Designing written by Michael J. Metts and published by Rosenfeld Media. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without words, apps would be an unusable jumble of shapes and icons, while voice interfaces and chatbots wouldn't even exist. Words make software human–centered, and require just as much thought as the branding and code. This book will show you how to give your users clarity, test your words, and collaborate with your team. You'll see that writing is designing.
Download or read book Web Design A Beginner s Guide Second Edition written by Wendy Willard and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-05-24 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Skills--Made Easy! Create professional-quality web sites in no time with help from hands-on tutorials. Fully updated to cover the latest technologies and techniques, Web Design: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition, explains how to analyze site requirements and create a web-development proposal to plan and document your project. You'll learn how to design an attractive, easy-to-use web site, focusing on key issues such as color, layout, navigation, typography, and images. Discover how to incorporate JavaScript, cascading style sheets (CSS), HTML/XHTML, Flash, and more to take your design from mockup to code. Boosting web site traffic through search engine optimization, e-mail design, and online advertising is also covered in this fast-paced guide. Designed for Easy Learning Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered Tips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated Wendy Willard is a designer, consultant, writer, and educator who has been involved in web design for more than 13 years. She is the author of HTML: A Beginner's Guide, Fourth Edition, and other books.
Download or read book The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers SIXTH EDITION written by STEPHEN REID and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Better Business Writing on the Web written by Rachel McAlpine and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business writing is content writing! Web sites, search engines and document management systems are only as good as their content. And all too often the content is garbage. By skilful editing alone, you can double the usability of web sites and give your content management system something worth managing. And by training all staff in a few key skills, you can trigger an epidemic of good writing. 1. A radical new approach to business writing in the 21st century. 2. Essential for everyone who writes or manages web content.3. Practical, honest, up-to-date and very easy to read. 4. Relevant to anyone who writes as part of their job, especially in HR, communications, content management, IT, journalism, teaching, law, accountancy and other professions.5. Used as a textbook by the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. 6. Firmly grounded in today's real world of business, government and education.Rachel McAlpine is a director of Contented.com, and an authority on writing for the web. She is the author of Web Word Wizardry, Global English for Global Business and Crash Course in Corporate Communications. She is also a poet, playwright and novelist. She lives in Mt Victoria, Wellington.
