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 Latest News (XML Press)

XML Press Authors Among Most Influential Tech Comm Leaders

Congratulations to XML Press authors Anne Gentle (@annegentle) and Char James-Tanny (@CharJTF) for being recognized by MindTouch as being among the Top Ten Tech Comm Influencers in 2011.

It’s also great to see XML Press (@xmlpress), Sarah Maddox (@sarahmaddox), Alan Porter (@alanjporter), and Richard Hamilton (@richardhamilton) on MindTouch’s list of 401 Tech Comm Influencers. […]

 Latest News (XML Press)

Coming Soon: Confluence, Tech Comm, Chocolate

In February, 2012, we will be publishing Confluence, Tech Comm, Chocolate by Sarah Maddox. If you want to know how to use a wiki for technical documentation (and you like chocolate), this is the book for you.

Sarah Maddox is well-known in the technical communication community for her widely read blog (ffeathers) and for […]

 Latest News (Managing Writers)

Doc Plan Template in Microsoft Word Format

A reader requested a Microsoft Word version of the documentation plan template from Managing Writers, so I created one and posted it on the Documentation Template page, which also has DocBook and PDF versions of the template.

The template, which is one of the most popular links on our site, is freely available. […]

 Latest News (Newsletter)

XML Press Newsletter — Fall, 2011

The latest edition of the XML Press Newsletter is now available in HTML and PDF formats. This edition talks about XML Press at the LavaCon conference, which is being held November 13-16, 2011 in Austin, TX, and a new article on The Content Wrangler from XML Press author, Richard Hamilton.

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 Latest News (Secret Life of Word)

Optimizing VBA Code: Part Two: Loops

This is part two of “Optimizing VBA Code.” You do not need to read Part One: Variables to use the information in this article, but I hope you do. The material in both articles is derived from my book, The Secret Life of Word. This article is also available in PDF form.

This article looks […]

 Latest News (Secret Life of Word)

Optimizing VBA Code: Part One: Variables

This is the first in a series of articles about optimizing VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code. The information here is drawn from my book, The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word Automation. This article is also available in PDF form

VBA is known to be a slow language. Often […]

 Latest News (Secret Life of Word)

Robert Delwood Interview

Robert Delwood, author of The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word Automation, was interviewed by Robert Reynolds in the latest issue of sound.views, the newsletter of the Puget Sound Chapter of the STC.

The interview discusses Robert’s approach to Microsoft Word automation, and how he uses automation […]

 Latest News (Newsletter)

XML Press Newsletter — Summer, 2011

The latest edition of the XML Press Newsletter is now available in HTML and PDF formats. This edition is devoted to three new releases:

Learning Author-it, by Char James-Tanny, The Secret Life of Word, by Robert Delwood, and The Boost C++ Libraries, by Boris Schäling. Newsletter Sign-up

You can sign up to receive occasional […]

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The Boost C++ Libraries now available

The Boost C++ Libraries, by Boris Schäling, is now available from online retailers. Based on Schäling’s popular website, this book is a quickstart introduction to 38 of the most useful Boost C++ libraries.

The Boost C++ libraries are a collection of open source libraries designed to help you be more productive and get […]

 Latest News (Secret Life of Word)

Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word — Guest Article

This article is an excerpt from The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word Automation.

Many users seem intimidated by automation in Word, thinking it requires programming or complex procedures. Nothing is further from the truth. Once you realize how simple it can be, it’s hard to imagine not having used […]