Software Documentation

Lesson 6: Indexing Your Documents

Homework - optional reading and exercises

* Read Chapter 14 of your textbook, "Indexing" * Examine one chapter of a technical book and index it. Compare your choices with those made by the actual indexer. Did you index the same words?

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Lessons

Introduction

Lesson 1: What is Technical Writing?

Lesson 2: The Importance of Audience

Lesson 3: The Importance of Word Choice and Consistent Writing

Lesson 4: Writing Procedures

Lesson 5: Using Tables and Graphics

Lesson 6: Indexing Your Documents

• Deciding what to index

• Choosing which instances to mark

• Build in redundancy

• Consistency in indexes

• When to build your index

• Homework - optional reading and exercises

Lesson 7: Editing And Reviews

Lesson 8: The Tools of the Trade