Request quote → When is technical documentation needed? It doesn’t matter whether you are looking for a technical manual for an airplane or for a more down to earth manual, let’s say for a vacuum cleaner. In both cases, European directives tell you that 1. you cannot sell your product without a manual and 2. […]
Direct contact with an expert → Inhoudsopgave What, exactly, is an installation manual? Why use an installation manual? Branches in which installation manuals are second nature Example of a well-prepared installation manual Let Manualise help you to set up your installation manual What, exactly, is an installation manual? To give a clear description of an […]
Request a quote immediately → Table of contents Definition of a good manual Types of manuals Criteria for a good manual Tips for the layout and design of manuals Examples of good and bad manuals Have manual written by Manualise Definition of a good manual The definition of a good manual focuses on just one […]
Request quote → Content Management: an example Your company has different products accompanied by individual user manuals. All the user manuals contain the same, often-followed procedure. Instead of keeping repeated versions of this procedure (one for each user manual) up to date, the individual manuals can share this content (procedure) and it is added to […]
Request quote → Content Installation manual Instruction video Assembly manual User manual 3D animation Augmented reality manual Quick start guide Installation manual An installation manual is not as much an example of a manual as it is of a checklist. First and foremost, an installation manual should give the buyer the opportunity to check whether […]
Request quote → Table of contents Content management Single sourcing Topic-based authoring MadCap Flare Author-It Content management A content management system for manuals (CMS for short) does not only help you to create information. Even more importantly, it divides your information in functional blocks, for example a block on maintenance and a block on safety. […]
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Request quote → Table of contents Why translations? What is translating and what is localising? Choosing your translators Translation costs What can we do for you? Why translations? Translations will cost you money. So, there is a barrier here. Why overcoming this barrier? Manualise knows exactly when a translation is mandatory. We can also tell […]
Request a quote immediately → Are translations expensive? Let us start off by saying that this text was certainly not written to proclaim that translations are expensive. Translators are professionals that have to work hard at competitive rates. But the more work a translator can be spared, the less he or she will have to […]
Request quote → A picture should be goal-oriented Always look at it from the perspective of the user. What message should the user receive? Should he gain an overall view, localise a certain section, be warned about the threat of a risk, etc.? Or what is the objective of the illustration? – that is the […]
Request quote → Table of contents An introduction on technical illustrations An eye opener: line drawings A beautiful tool: SolidWorks Composer What can we do for you? An introduction on technical illustrations Technical illustrators should be masters in omitting details in their drawings. Apart from the contour lines, only the parts that really count should […]
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