How Long to Read Technical Documentation Best Practices - Writing Clear and Helpful User Assistance

How Long Does it Take to Read Technical Documentation Best Practices - Writing Clear and Helpful User Assistance?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 59 minutes to read Technical Documentation Best Practices - Writing Clear and Helpful User Assistance by Marc Achtelig

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Users want manuals that are easy to read, with short sentences, simple words, and unambiguous instructions. Unfortunately, writing plain language is much more difficult than writing overblown instructions that only an expert can understand. Writing complex texts is simple-writing simple texts is complex. This book shows you how to write simple user assistance rather than complex user annoyance. As it's a book about stating your message clearly, it also states its own messages clearly. It's free of boring theory and free of highbrow grammar terms, but gives you clear recommendations and catchy examples that you can easily remember and apply to your own work. Topics covered: General technical writing principles that make your texts plain, simple, and easy to understand. On the topic level: Rules for writing "Concept topics," "Task topics," and "Reference topics." On the paragraph level: Rules for writing the standard elements that form a topic, such as headings, subheadings, procedures, lists, tables, warnings, notes, tips, examples, cross-references, and links. On the sentence level: Rules for building plain and unambiguous sentences. On the word level: Recommendations for using simple words. Spelling and punctuation FAQ. Grammar and word choice FAQ. Standard terms and phrases.

How long is Technical Documentation Best Practices - Writing Clear and Helpful User Assistance?

Technical Documentation Best Practices - Writing Clear and Helpful User Assistance by Marc Achtelig is 348 pages long, and a total of 89,784 words.

This makes it 117% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Technical Documentation Best Practices - Writing Clear and Helpful User Assistance Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 10 minutes to read Technical Documentation Best Practices - Writing Clear and Helpful User Assistance aloud.

What Reading Level is Technical Documentation Best Practices - Writing Clear and Helpful User Assistance?

Technical Documentation Best Practices - Writing Clear and Helpful User Assistance is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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