- Technical Documentation
Technical Documentation
"In case of staff shortage, the editorial professionals of gds will be at your side."
Timo Brinkmann | Leiter Technische Redaktion
Technical Documentation, Key to Customer Satisfaction and Liability Security
Technical specialists with decades of experience for your documentation
Technological, industry-specific experience is of immense importance in editorial processes. gds can provide you with specialists from a wide variety of industries — for the most complex system documentation to the most straightforward consumer product.
Your benefits in a nutshell
- You boost the quality of your documentation
- You increase your financial flexibility and your flexibility in terms of time
- You reduce your fixed costs
- You reduce editing and translation expenses by up to 40%
- You increase the legal security of your technical documentation and reduce your liability risk
- You protect yourself considerably against damage claims
- You take advantage of a comprehensive project management system for complex, multilingual projects
Operating manuals, user’s manuals, maintenance instructions, training instructions and servicing instructions, data sheets or spare parts lists and product catalogs, all in conformity with directives – gds researches, prepares, documents, designs and formats the information, in all required languages. Predefined layouts and editing guidelines are accurately harmonized with customer-specific processes.
When creating graphics, illustrations, exploded diagrams and 3D animations, utilize the expertise of gds as a reliable element for your company.
Benefit from the advantages of a content management system
We use the tools you specify to produce your documentation. gds has specialized users at its disposal for almost all relevant tools in the technical documentation field.
Alternatively, we can offer to set up your documents in one of our editorial systems, allowing you to benefit from all the advantages of an editorial system without having to purchase it first.
Benefit from XML-based content in the XR editorial system or on the basis of content created with Word in the docuglobe editorial system. The modularization, standardization and structuring of your documents in the editorial system ensures the reuse of contents across all languages, therefore maximizing your cost savings.
Requesting, managing and tracking projects online
E-mail is so last year – gds provides you with an Internet portal that ensures quick, easy and transparent execution of customer service projects. You are therefore always kept up-to-date on how the project is progressing.
You set the project type, activity and delivery deadline and receive an offer within a very short time. Tasks can be created and assigned to the individual projects. Data is uploaded and downloaded quickly and in an uncomplicated fashion.
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION?
... or let the technical editor Klaus Beckmann answer some basic questions about technical documentation:
(Only available in German)
Webinars, Seminars and Workshops
You want to learn more about this topic? Take advantage of our free webinars as of our seminars and workshops on this topic:
The 60-minute webinars are free of charge. Please register at least 15 minutes beforehand.
Our tip:
If you don't have time for the webinar - just register anyway. You will receive a recording of the webinar after the event.
Please note that our webinars are held in German.
Die Technische Redaktion stößt bei der Formulierung von technischem Inhalt immer wieder auf Fachbegriffe, deren Schreibweise häufig nicht eindeutig vorgegeben ist.
In diesem Webinar klären wir, woher Sie Ihre Fachbegriffe erhalten, wie Sie diese verwenden, deren korrekte Schreibweise sowie die Prüfung komplexer Texte.
Wir gehen näher auf diese Thematik ein und zeigen zudem Möglichkeiten einer effektiven Terminologiearbeit auf.
Anschließend haben Sie per Chat die Möglichkeit, Fragen an uns zu richten.
Referenten:
Michael Pörschke | Technischer Redakteur (Senior)/Consultant | gds GmbH
Björn Ferencz | Sales Consultant | gds GmbH
Dieses Webinar richtet sich an Interessierte, die Word nicht mehr nur als einfache Schreibmaschine nutzen wollen.
Lernen Sie folgende fortgeschrittene Funktionen:
- Dokumentenvorlagen
- Abschnitte
- Kopf- und Fußzeilen
- Titelseite
- Autotexte
- Anpassung der Benutzungsoberfläche
Das Webinar wird mit den folgenden beiden Teilen fortgesetzt:
- Word Praxis II: Formatvorlagen | 16. April 2021
- Word Praxis III: Schnellbausteine und Makros | 30. April 2021
Anschließend haben Sie per Chat die Möglichkeit, Fragen an uns zu richten.
Referenten:
Fritz Adrian Lülf | Technischer Redakteur/Trainer | gds GmbH
Thorbjörn Ringkamp | Teamleiter Vertrieb | gds GmbH
Dieses Webinar richtet sich an Interessierte, die Word nicht mehr nur als einfache Schreibmaschine nutzen wollen.
Lernen Sie folgende fortgeschrittene Funktionen:
- Formatvorlagen
- Semantisches Tagging
- Verzeichnisse
- Stylerefs
- Organisation von Formatvorlagen
Kenntnisse aus dem ersten Teil werden vorausgesetzt. Das Webinar wird am 30. April 2021 mit folgendem Teil fortgesetzt:
- Word Praxis III: Schnellbausteine und Makros
Anschließend haben Sie per Chat die Möglichkeit, Fragen an uns zu richten.
Referenten:
Fritz Adrian Lülf | Technischer Redakteur/Trainer | gds GmbH
Björn Ferencz | Sales Consultant | gds GmbH
Dieses Webinar richtet sich an Interessierte, die Word nicht mehr nur als einfache Schreibmaschine nutzen wollen.
Lernen Sie folgende fortgeschrittene Funktionen:
- Schnellbausteine
- Abbildungen und Tabellen
- Organisation von Schnellbausteinen
- VBA-Grundlagen
Kenntnisse aus den ersten beiden Teilen werden vorausgesetzt.
Anschließend haben Sie per Chat die Möglichkeit, Fragen an uns zu richten.
Referenten:
Fritz Adrian Lülf | Technischer Redakteur/Trainer | gds GmbH
Matthias Ettischer | Sales Consultant | gds GmbH
All seminars take place from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. The registration fee is €380 plus VAT per person and includes beverages and a joint lunch.
The minimum number of participants is 5 persons. Please register by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. specifying your name, your company, the name of the seminar, its location and date.
Please note that our seminars are currently only available in German.
Alternatively, you can of course also request individual content and dates tailored to your needs at any time. Contact us!
Please note that due to the current situation only online training courses are available. Various platforms such as Teams, Skype for Business, Teamviewer, GoToWebinar or GoToMeeting are provided for this purpose.
Depending on the requirements, the training courses can also be planned at short notice - please do not hesitate to contact us!
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