TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
My project manager will not allow time for me to edit our computer-based
training (CBT) text in conjunction with the graphics. (I do edit the text,
but it's before any graphics are made.) His argument is that I can't find
anything quantifiable when I edit.
I provided him with a short list of common errors, but I also explained that
I can't make up a checklist to cover all possible errors. Then I gave
examples of errors I found *after* the CBTs had been through testing. He
still thinks these errors will be caught with a checklist and by telling the
graphics people to "pay special attention."
Is there another way of justifying an edit?
Thanks for your help,
Karen
______________________
"Muawia took a seat amid the other customers, lit his pipe, and engaged in
an exercise: he did not let a single thought last longer than the smoke
coming out of his pipe."
--Milord Pavic, from Dictionary of the Khazars
Karen Peterson
Peterson_Karen -at- prc -dot- com
610.260.2644
