TC 310 The Computer in Technical Communication Dr. Jennifer Turns Week 3, Day 1 (10/16)

Feedback, Asgn 2 - Formatting Strengths Use of hierarchies Use of color Contrast and size for visually impaired Opportunities Other strategies for representing information (tables, charts, informational graphics) – Why not more? Other thoughts Quick ref / custom manual not as distinguishable – Why? Research as a professional activity (e.g., research on VI)

Feedback, Asgn 2 - Editing Strengths Thorough (particularly grammar/style) Adding a note to explain the edits Other thoughts Inserting a picture vs. suggesting that a “picture might be good here” – Which is better? Where to place comment intended to educate such as “always check for whitespace” and “keep it simple”? Being thorough vs. “going overboard” – how to decide how thorough to be? Editing for usability as particularly difficult – Why?

Day 6 By the end of class, students should be able to: What we’ll do… Photoshop Functionality: Create/manipulate images using a basic set of Photoshop functions (selection tools, paint options, layers, and filters Image/Print/Screen/File Size: Determine the relationships between image size in pixels (on the one hand) and print, screen, and file sizes (on the other) Image File Formats: Identify the common graphic file formats for web/print use and convert Photoshop graphics into those formats. What we’ll do… Demo/play with Photoshop Discuss/debug size issues. Discuss/practice file format strategies

Looking Ahead Due Dates Next Class Assignment 3 Includes: Tuesday (10/21) By class Includes: Solution Annotations specified by E-portfolio Next Class Debrief Assignment 3 (Photoshop) Move on to Visio…