Technical Communication Todayremains the only text to fully centralize the computer in the technical workplace, presenting howwriters usecomputers throughout their communication process.

Writersuse their computers to help them think, research, compose, design, and edit. Not only is Technical Communication Today firmly rooted in corerhetorical principles, but the text also presents computers as thinking tools that powerfully influence how we develop, produce, design, and deliver technical documents and presentations.

Clear instruction not only describes technical documents, butalso guides thereader through the activity of producing them. Technical Communication Today helps communicatorsdraft and design documents, prepare material for print and Web publication, and make oral presentations; by bringing computers to the foreground as thinking tools, it accuratelyreflects the modern day computer-centered technical workplace.

Technical CommunicationToday speaks to today's studentsand how they expect to learn information.Instructional narrative is"chunked," so thatreadable portions of text are combined with graphics. Not only does this presentationfacilitate learning, but it also models the way today's technical documents should be designed. Additionally, the chunkedpresentation integrates an awareness of how documents are read-often "raided" by readers seekingthe information they need.By mirroring these processes in its content and structure, Technical Communication Today offers a higher level of accessibility for readers.