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In a technical editing department, the creation of technical documents is only half the battle. A large part of it is also the organisation of the content: Variant management, terminology, translation management and the automation of tasks are just a few keywords.

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  • Content creation (70)
  • Translation management (11)
  • Smart Information (36)
  • Quality control (34)
  • Documentation (27)
  • Networking service information (14)
  • Trends (9)
  • terminology management (8)
  • Tools and technology (7)
  • AI technology (7)
  • Digitalization (14)
  • Content Delivery (19)
  • Digital Information Twin (15)
  • Product news (2)
  • After sales service (2)
  • Automation (12)
  • Increase efficiency in service (8)
  • Identifying spare parts (2)
  • Spare parts catalogue (1)
  • Variant management (14)
  • Reuse (5)
  • Service portal / Customer portal (2)
  • Layouts and formats (2)

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Agile documentation – how development and technical writing complement each other  

Agile documentation – how development and technical writing complement each other

Aren’t we looking here at something that is almost an oxymoron? You could be forgiven for thinking so. “Agile” – a word w…

Digitalisation pressure – digitalisation opportunity  

Digitalisation pressure – digitalisation opportunity

Many people are sick and tired of all the non-stop chatter about digitalisation, of Industry 4.0 and smart information. I…

How to warn – a skill that has to be learnt - Quanos Content  

How to warn – a skill that has to be learnt - Quanos Content

One of the most important objectives of an instruction manual is to ensure that the product is used safely. This comes as…

Norms and standards for technical documentation – where to look  

Norms and standards for technical documentation – where to look

Technical writers must be able to handle the wide range of tasks involved in creating a document. Not only do operating i…

Terminology management – a call for clarity and comprehensibility  

Terminology management – a call for clarity and comprehensibility

When it comes to good technical documentation – such as a manual, online help or a knowledge article in a service databas…

Modularisation for beginners  

Modularisation for beginners

Getting modularisation right is a critical success factor when working with content management systems such as SCHEMA ST4…

Less is more: controlled language for more efficient documentation  

Less is more: controlled language for more efficient documentation

The verb “to sanction” can mean “to approve” as well as “to punish”. The Oxford English Thesaurus apparently lists 380 sy…

Can Do So – The Introduction to SCHEMA CDS at Caterpillar  

Can Do So – The Introduction to SCHEMA CDS at Caterpillar

Content delivery is a hot topic in the field of technical writing. While most technical writers are quick to recognise th…

Filtering master projects in SCHEMA ST4 – many from one!  

Filtering master projects in SCHEMA ST4 – many from one!

“Many from one!” That might sound a bit like witchcraft. But it is common practice in our SCHEMA ST4 Component Content Ma…

Save real money with workflows  

Save real money with workflows

Authoring work is fun! Optimising and structuring content, modelling content management, refining the layout: this type o…

Take the quiz – Austrian Federal Railways implements gamification solution with SCHEMA ST4  

Take the quiz – Austrian Federal Railways implements gamification solution with SCHEMA ST4

Interview with Christian, Schauer, responsible for the structure, content and further development of the VIS traffic info…

Automated image legends using callout labels  

Automated image legends using callout labels

Labelling images and creating image legends are frequently recurring tasks facing technical writers. With SCHEMA ST4’s Ca…