Without technical writers, we wouldn’t understand much about the world or the objects around us. Just imagine adjusting your boiler or changing the clock on the oven without the instruction manual... nightmare!
Fun fact
“It looks like you’re writing a letter. Would you like help?” Before Alexa, Cortana and Siri, we had Clippy – the paperclip assistant included in Microsoft Office programs who Generations X and Y will know only too well. Designed as one of the earliest forms of contextual support, he had a real knack for annoying users with his somewhat intrusive and know-it-all nature. Since abandoning Word and Excel in the early 2000s, Clippy has been leading a new life as an internet meme. In early 2021, Microsoft announced his big comeback, only this time as a paperclip emoji for Office 365.
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