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The Functions of Graphics

The Characteristics of an Effective Graphic

• ETHICS NOTE: Creating Honest Graphics

• GUIDELINES: Integrating Graphics and Text

Understanding the Process of Creating Graphics

PLANNING GRAPHICS

PRODUCING GRAPHICS

• TECH TIP: How To Insert and Modify Graphics

REVISING GRAPHICS

CITING SOURCES OF GRAPHICS

Using Color Effectively

Choosing the Appropriate Kind of Graphic

ILLUSTRATING NUMERICAL INFORMATION

• GUIDELINES: Creating Effective Tables

• TECH TIP: How To Use Tab Stops

• TECH TIP: How To Create Tables

• TECH TIP: How To Create Graphics in Excel

• GUIDELINES: Creating Effective Bar Graphs

• GUIDELINES: Creating Effective Infographics

• TECH TIP: How To Use Drawing Tools

• GUIDELINES: Creating Effective Line Graphs

• GUIDELINES: Creating Effective Pie Charts

ILLUSTRATING LOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS

• DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY: Analyzing a Graphic

• DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY: Interactive Graphic and

ILLUSTRATING PROCESS DESCRIPTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

ILLUSTRATING VISUAL AND SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS

TUTORIAL: Photo Editing Basics with GIMP

• GUIDELINES: Presenting Photographs Effectively

• TECH TIP: How To Create and Insert Screen Shots

Creating Effective Graphics for Multicultural Readers

WRITER’S CHECKLIST

EXERCISES

CASE 12: Creating Appropriate Graphics To Accompany a Report and

Graphics are the “pictures” in technical communication: drawings, maps, photographs, diagrams, charts, graphs, and tables. Graphics range from realistic, such as photographs, to highly abstract, such as organization charts. They range from decorative, such as clip art and stock photos that show people seated at a conference table, to highly informative, such as a schematic diagram of an electronic device.

Graphics are important in technical communication because they do the following: