Technical Editing & Writing

Learn how ASCENT can help your team with technical writing.

  • Technical Editing Tip: Using Track Changes

    Technical Editing Tip: Using Track Changes

    Many word processing or publishing programs have a track edits and changes feature that lets you easily view any changes made to your work. Here we'll focus on using Microsoft Word to track edits.

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  • Technical Writing Tip: Reformatting PowerPoint Slides

    Technical Writing Tip: Reformatting PowerPoint Slides

    See some helpful tips for reformatting PowerPoint slides

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  • Technical Writing Tip: Placing Figure References

    Technical Writing Tip: Placing Figure References

    If you use figure references in your technical writing projects, keep reading for some helpful tips.

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  • File and Folder Naming Conventions: Tips and Examples

    File and Folder Naming Conventions: Tips and Examples

    The strength of a folder and file naming convention is dependent on the naming structure and the components you select to build the structure. Here are a few tips to consider when naming files.

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  • What’s in a Name? An Introduction to File Naming Conventions

    What’s in a Name? An Introduction to File Naming Conventions

    Get an introduction to file naming conventions for electronic documents

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  • Technical Writing Tip: Punctuating Quotation Marks

    Technical Writing Tip: Punctuating Quotation Marks

    You probably use quotation marks, whether for dialog, quoted material, or setting off a word or phrase within a sentence. But where does punctuation fit in when using quotation marks?

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  • Instructional Writing: 6 Formatting Tips to Improve Readability

    Instructional Writing: 6 Formatting Tips to Improve Readability

    Formatting can keep your content well organized and reader-friendly. Here are 6 tips on how to use formatting to improve your instructions.

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  • Technical Writing Tip: Working with Lists

    Technical Writing Tip: Working with Lists

    Lists are a handy way to present information in a clear and concise manner as a way to make information easier to read and to break up large chunks of text. Here are a few tips for working with lists.

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  • 5 Top Tips for Writing Instructions

    5 Top Tips for Writing Instructions

    For instructional writing to be effective, the steps must be clear and easy to understand plus knowing your audience is key. Here are 5 tips on how to write instructions.

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  • The Basics of Instructional Writing: 3 Simple Steps

    The Basics of Instructional Writing: 3 Simple Steps

    Instructional writing provides instructions on how to do something. Here are some practical guidelines to follow when creating instructional content.

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  • Technical Writing Tip: Either…or

    Technical Writing Tip: Either…or

    Either…or is a helpful construction used to indicate a choice between options. It can also be difficult to employ it properly. Here are a couple of quick tips for using either…or in your writing.

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  • Technical Writing Tip: Using Colons

    Technical Writing Tip: Using Colons

    Here are some helpful tips for when to use (and when not to use) colons in your writing.

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  • 5 Ways to Be Consistent in Your Writing

    5 Ways to Be Consistent in Your Writing

    Consistency in terminology is important in technical writing. Each word or phrase must be consistent in spelling and usage throughout a document. Here are some tips for using consistent terminology.

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  • Tech Writing Tip: Using That vs. Which

    Tech Writing Tip: Using That vs. Which

    This or that? Discover when should you use 'That' and when should you use 'Which' in this post from ASCENT's Technical Editor

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  • Technical Writing – What, Who, and How

    Technical Writing – What, Who, and How

    Wondering what Technical Writing consists of? Read on to find out!

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  • Planning a Technical Documentation Project

    Planning a Technical Documentation Project

    Here are some tips for those who are engaged in the planning and delivering of technical documentation projects.

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  • Improve Your Technical Documentation with ASCENT1:06

    Improve Your Technical Documentation with ASCENT

    Discover how ASCENT can help your organization develop superior documentation with help from our multi-disciplinary team of industry specialists skilled in technical writing, instructional design, mul

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  • Tech Writing Tip: Where to Place Other Punctuation When Using Parentheses

    Tech Writing Tip: Where to Place Other Punctuation When Using Parentheses

    Parentheses are a useful tool for adding supplementary information to a sentence or paragraph. But how do you handle punctuation when parentheses are involved? Read on for helpful tips.

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  • Grammar Tip: It's vs Its

    Grammar Tip: It's vs Its

    Learn how to correctly use "it's" and "its" in this helpful grammar tip from one of ASCENT's technical writers.

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  • Tech Writing Tip: Using Capitalization for Emphasis

    Tech Writing Tip: Using Capitalization for Emphasis

    Applying capitalization in the right places can be a useful tool in your writing, just make sure you don't overuse it!

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