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Practical articles on technical communication — how to structure, clarify and circulate knowledge.

Technical writing and documentation

Christmas Card 2025 - A checklist for elves

A checklist works even at the North Pole: who does what, in what order, and with what.

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Technical writing and documentation

Christmas – Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Santa, The Official Checklist

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Technical writing and documentation

Christmas – How to develop 
a global market: 
The secrets of an expert

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Information architecture · Technical writing and documentation

Concept, task, reference: three types of technical documentation

One of the most important aspects of technical writing is effective organization, which not only improves your content’s quality and ease of use, but makes it easier to revise and reuse. One common method…

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Information architecture · MadCap Flare

Using content boxes in MadCap Flare: Tips and tricks

In Part One, you learned how to create content boxes for HTML5 and PDF outputs in Flare. In Part Two, we’ll explain some strategies for using content boxes efficiently in MadCap Flare. Adding a…

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Information architecture · MadCap Flare

Using content boxes in MadCap Flare: Creating content boxes

When you’re writing documentation, you may want to highlight certain pieces of information with content boxes.  In Part One of this two-part article series, we’ll show you how to design content boxes with HTML/CSS…

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Technical writing and documentation

Christmas will happen flawlessly

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MadCap Flare · Technical writing and documentation

How to embed CodePen and JSFiddle in MadCap Flare

So you’re already comfortable working with code examples in your documentation. Maybe you’ve even read our article about inserting code snippets in Flare with Prism.js. But now that you have a taste of the…

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MadCap Flare · Technical writing and documentation

How to insert (pretty) code examples in MadCap Flare

When it comes to your HTML output, it can be tricky to insert code that is highly readable, visually appealing, and up to software developers’ expectations. Fortunately, we have an easy way to make…

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Content management · Technical writing and documentation

Documenting your customized projects: How not to start from scratch every time

If you develop customized projects for your clients, you know how important it is to put your experience to good use to avoid starting from scratch every time, even if each project is unique.…

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Technical writing and documentation

How to outsource effectively

So, you’ve decided to seek help to produce your technical documentation? Maybe even our article “Outsource or Hire? A few thoughts to help you choose” helped you decide? All you have to do now…

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Technical writing and documentation

Outsource or Hire? A few thoughts to help you choose

You may be a small- or medium-sized company, sometimes your technical documentation needs are very big! But are they big enough to hire a full-time writer? Or would it be more cost-effective to outsource…

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