Tools

Throughout my career, I have used many different tools to write documentation and produce deliverables in different formats. I am comfortable working with all of the tools listed here, and confident that I can rapidly become productive with any tools not already on this list.

Writing and Single-Sourcing Tools

  • Adobe Technical Communication Suite

  • Adobe FrameMaker

  • Adobe RoboHelp

  • Omsys Mif2go

  • Microsoft Word

  • Adobe Acrobat

Graphic Tools

  • Techsmith SnagIt

  • Paintshop Pro

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Microsoft Visio

Development Tools, Programming Languages, and Markup

  • VisualStudio

  • C#

  • VisualBasic

  • Microsoft Team Foundation Server

  • HTML / CSS

  • XML

  • JQuery Mobile

  • JavaScript

  • Markdown syntax / Markdown Pad

Other Office Tools

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Microsoft SharePoint

Mac OS X Tools

Although most of my professional work has been on Microsoft Windows-based systems, I also have experience working with various Mac OS X tools:

  • Pages (Word processor)

  • Nisus Writer (Word processor)

  • Scrivener (Writing tool / outliner)

  • Pixelmator (Graphics)

As a side project, I am currently learning Objective-C and Xcode.

Does your company need a writer who can rapidly come up to speed on whatever tools your team currently uses and begin producing quality documentation immediately? Or maybe you need a writer to define your documentation strategy and toolset from scratch. Contact me.

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