Contact | Enquiry | Careers | Partner | FAQ  
Home >> Resources >> Useful Links
 

   Top
Useful Links
General Resources
Style Guides
English Grammar
Dictionaries and Glossaries
Tools
General Resources

Writer's Bookstore
http://www.writerswrite.com/cgi-bin/wwbookstore.pl?storesearch=technical
Technical Writers of India (TWIN) – A forum to communicate, share, and discuss issues related to technical writing.
http://www.twin-india.org
Society for Technical Communication (STC) – The largest individual member organisation in the world dedicated to the profession of technical communication.
http://www.stc.org
MIT & Communication Center - Offers professional advice on all aspects of writing, oral presentations to practicing speeches.
http://web.mit.edu/writing/Center/index.html
IEEE Professional Communication Society - A source of technical and professional information, resources and services.
http://www.ieeepcs.org
Institute of Scientific and Technical Communication – Produces several types of publications to foster a community dedicated to understanding and promoting effective communication in engineering, scientific, and other technical environments.
http://www.ieeepcs.org/aboutPCS.php
Newbie Tech Writer - A site to get you started on how to use publishing programs, help authoring tools, web design, and graphics packages.
http://www.cloudnet.com/~pdunham/newbietechwriterhome.html
Technical Communication Online – An online reference for the Society for Technical Communication.
http://www.techcomm-online.org
Technical writing and research ethics- Information about research and writing.
http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Articles/Writing/Ethics
http://www.etsu.edu/haleyd/engl5939/ejournal/lewis.htm
Technical Writing – A good online course on how to write technical documents
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/acctoc.html
Style Guides  

Hawley & Associates Writing Style Guide – A good writing style guide to avoid pitfalls of bad technical writing.
http://www.tdl.com/~thawley/wstoc.htm
Microsoft Style Guide - The guide provides complete styles and guidelines for publishing a variety of technical publications.
http://www.cherryleaf.com/news_free_microsoft_style_guide.htm
The Chicago Manual of Style - Remains the essential reference for authors, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers in any field.
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/about.html
The Elements of Style- A classic reference book on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/
 
English Grammar  Top

Capitalization Rules
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/sixtrait/conventions/capitalization.html
The American Heritage Book of English Usage- A practical guide to contemporary English.
http://www.bartleby.com/64/|
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation - Easy-to-use reference guide and workbook on grammar and punctuation.
http://www.grammarbook.com/
Good Grammar, Good Style - tailored training in writing, team-building, presentations, and leadership for scientists and engineers .
http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=Good+grammar%2C+good+style&btnG=Search&meta=\
Grammar Now! - This site is dedicated to answering grammar and composition questions.
http://www.grammarnow.com/
The Online English Grammar – An Online Personal Tutor who will improve your English language skills.
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm
Edufind – The website for language learners and language resources.
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm
 
Dictionaries and Glossaries  Top

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
http://www.m-w.com/
Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Tech Encyclopedia
http://www.globetechnology.com/site/tech_encyclopedia.html
Thesaurus.com
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
Whatis.com
http://whatis.techtarget.com/
U-Geek Technical Glossary
http://www.geek.com/glossary/glossary.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 
Tools  Top

Publishing Tools
Adobe FrameMaker
http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/main.html
MS Word
http://www.baycongroup.com/wlesson0.htm
Quark Express
http://www.quark.com
PageMaker
http://www.adobe.com/products/pagemaker/main.html
Graphics Program
Illustrator
http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/main.html
CorelDraw
http://www.grafx-design.com/coreltut.html
Photoshop
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/main.html
Paintshop Pro
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Products/Display&pid=1047025487586
Help Tools
RoboHelp
http://www.macromedia.com/software/robohelp/?promoid=BINZ
Doc-to-Help
http://www.wextech.com/doc-to-help.html
ForeHelp
http://www.sinterphase.com/fhintro.htm
 Top


 
Copyrights and Trademarks disclaimer
The Writers Block, TWB, TWB Associate Certification Program, TWB Fundamental Certification Program & TWB Professional Certification Programs are the trademarks/service marks of Amatra Consulting Private Ltd.

All other brands and their products are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective trademark holders. This includes, but is not limited to Adobe® FrameMaker® , that is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, applicable in the U.S.A. and other countries. Microsoft®, Windows® and FrontPage® that are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries. Dreamweaver® which is a registered trademark of Macromedia Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries. Sun®, Java® and JavaHelp™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.


 

Industry Solutions
Outsourcing Solutions
Aerospace & Defence Documentation
Corporate Training Solutions
Knowledge Publishing Solutions
Documentation as a Service
Education@TWB
 

Technical Documentation Outsourcing Customers

Name
Telephone
Email ID
Enquiry
 





















Copyrights © 2008 www.twb.in   Home Services Certification Programs Resources NewsRoom Partner About Us Privacy Policy  


The Writers Block(TWB)
is Asia’s leading technical communication and publishing services provider and caters to the needs of technology and process driven industries. TWB provides world-class technical communication outsourcing, corporate training and publishing services to companies globally. TWB's expertise spans industries that include IT technology Products & Outsourcing, ITES, Financial, Aerospace, Defense, Ship Building, Discrete & Process Manufacturing Industries. TWB offers a complete suite of services that allows its customers to effectively publish the technical knowledge and caters to over 60 large clients globally, including Cisco, NEC, Infosys, Accenture, Samsung, MindTree, Siemens, AOL, Titan, Intel, Wipro, CGN, BearingPoint, Tata Power, HAL, Uniliver, DRDO and several others. TWB offers training under the TWB Technical Writing Certification Programs and has a portfolio of over two dozen certifications available as training offerings. Over 200 companies including SAP Labs, Lucent Technologies, IBM, Wipro, TCS, Sun Microsystems hire TWB certified professionals through the TWB OnCampus program. TWB's expertise can be leveraged across functions which include Engineering, Software Development & Support knowledge through user manuals, quick reference guides and instruction guides, product overviews, Illustration/3D drawings; Marketing & Sales knowledge through whitepapers, case studies, newsletters, flyers, brochures, websites, blogs & forums and web based flash demos; Training, Implementation and Support knowledge through e-learning, demo’s, troubleshooting guides, course materials, installation guides, IETM generated documents and Process Documentation knowledge through ISO & CMMi documentation, policy manuals, process work flow documents.