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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.

Technical Documentation

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  • Content creation (40)
  • Digital Information Twin (4)
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  • Documentation (2)
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  • Ordering spare parts (1)
  • Quality control (13)
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  • Selling spare parts (1)
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  • Terminology Management (2)
  • Tools and technology (7)
  • Translation management (7)
  • Trends (10)
  • Variant management (4)

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Automating terminology checks in SCHEMA ST4  

Automating terminology checks in SCHEMA ST4

“The support team just called. The latest issues of the maintenance manuals still contain old component names. It’s resul…

 

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…

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…

 

The major advantages of a component content management system in technical writing

Authoring processes can be optimised with a content management system, because such a tool provides efficient solutions f…

 

Achieve optimum text intelligibility in technical writing

Imagine that your company produces fan heaters. Winter is slowly approaching and you know that the coming months will be …

 

Simple steps to optimise your documentation for translation

If your company wants to market its products abroad, it goes without saying that you’ll need your documents translated in…

 

Better review processes in technical writing

In technical writing, content naturally does not come out of nowhere. Ideally, it emerges in parallel with the product, t…

 

How-to-videos in technical documentation

There is no doubt about it: how-to videos are becoming increasingly popular. Already in 2016, one third of online video u…

 

Karlsruhe students deliver SCHEMA content all the way to Japan

In a joint study project, students at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences and the University of Aizu in Japan co…

 

Is working with a Component Content Management System really easier?

Do I implement a Content Management System, yes or no? We are often asked this somewhat philosophical question, so we now…

 

Why Separate Content, Structure, and Layout?

If you work in the field of technical documentation and writing, you’ll definitely have heard of ‘separating content, str…

Great content with the PI fan!  

Great content with the PI fan!

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