The W3C has issued a working draft on best practices for XML internationalization. See http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-i18n-bp/#contents.
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Displaying Help as a toolbar in Word
Here is an innovative way to provide users with access to documentation: a small (622KB) add-in that adds a “Get Started” tab to the Ribbon in Word 2007. The tab is a set of redirects to Word 2007 Help topics, demos, animated guides and support resources on Microsoft’s Office Online Web site. There are also… Read more »
26th July – a date for your diaries
Cherryleaf and the Society for Technical Communication’s UK Chapter invite you to a London summer social evening on Thursday 26th July at 7pm. The venue is by the Central Bar on Level 2 of the newly re-opened Royal Festival Hall in London’s SouthBank Centre. This is an opportunity to socialise and network in a relaxed… Read more »
Free tool for opening Word 2007 documents in Word 2003
Martin Lewis, the money saving expert, has just mentioned Microsoft offers a free tool for opening Word 2007 documents in Word 2003. If your computer is using Microsoft Office 2003, XP or 2000 programs, download the Compatibility Pack from Microsoft. You may need to install software updates before the compatibility pack. See the compatibility pack… Read more »
Email from South Africa
“I am getting benefit from this newsletter and find many of the articles it refers to are interesting and useful. Many complementary newsletters by companies out there focus on only promoting their products and giving little useful information on top of that. Yours strikes a nice balance between being useful and a marketing tool at… Read more »