Books

Read Me First - A Style Guide for the Computer Industry

A must-have reference for every technical writer, editor and documentation manager. It is the complete reference for style. It contains information on grammar and punctuation guidelines, typographic conventions, creating a bibliography and a practical guidance on indexing. There is also a section on documenting a GUI.

The User Manual Manual

This is a course in technical documentation that is concise and easy to read. It takes you through the tasks of researching, writing, testing, editing and producing software documentation. It explains how people use manuals and how to get them to use tutorials, and most of all what to do if something goes wrong.

The Elements of Technical Writing

This encompasses all the types of documentation you might come across in the technical field, such as reports, proposals manuals, and white papers. It offers a commonsense approach in converting the technical jargon in these documents into understandable prose.

Building HTML Help with DHTML & CSS

This book identifies the most common problems that occur in real-world HTML construction and presents detailed solutions. Whether you are a technical writer, documentation manager or developer, if you need to deliver the best possible Help this is the complete source book for you.

Technical Writing for Dummies

This gives a general overview of all the aspects of technical writing, is simple to navigate and could contain some useful information, but it does not teach you how to write. As all the books in this series say, they are a reference to the rest of us.

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