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Creating Usable Indexes: A Systematic Approach

Course Summary

If creating useful, well–structured indexes is your goal, this course is ideal for you. Lead by a veteran indexing guru—Richard "Dick" Evans—this class provides individual attention, expert guidance, and hands on experience you need to tackle even the most daunting indexing project. Dick addresses issues in a one–on–one environment within the class to get you up and running when you return to work and an evaluation of your current indexing project.

Course Description

Overview: This two–day course teaches participants skills necessary to buid a professional index. It provides an analysis of real world indexes and theories associated with building well–structured indexes.

Delivery: An instructor–led, group–paced, classroom–delivery learning model with structured hands–on activities and assignments.
Courses are also available for private online delivery.

Materials: Participants receive reference materials related to course topics. Follow up support by email or phone, on topics covered, is available to participants for 90 days.

Duration: 2 days

Fee: $795 (call for group or onsite discount)
Unless otherwise listed, training is held in Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

Dates Offered: Flexible dates for group training are available.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion attendees will be able to:

Understand the basics of index design
Identify the anatomy of an index
Apply indexing terms, tips, tricks, techniques, and best practices
Build an index from scratch
Edit an existing index for usability
Avoid usability problems
Understand the mechanics of index creation
Use software to help with any indexing project

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR. Richard Evans is a retired human factors engineer, experienced in designing and conducting usability tests for indexes and other types of documentation. He has been a freelance indexer since 1992, specializing in computer books and averaging 40 titles (about 15k pages) per year. Evans conducts indexing workshops designed to teach students how to plan, create, and evaluate indexes for maximum usability. Evans is a senior member of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) and a past president of the American Society of Indexers (ASI).

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To register, call 1.919.244.8559 or email info@brightpathsolutions.com

Main Address
Bright Path Solutions
70 Harrison Street
Zebulon, NC 27597

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Bright Path Solutions
PO Box 14265
Research Triangle Park
NC 27709-4265

Contact Information:
Phone: 1.919.244.8559
Fax: 1.919.577.0698
Email: info@brightpathsolutions.com
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