Documentation and Usability Index

This page provides pointers to documentation for instructors and students on various applications and technologies used in courses in the Professional Writing major and English 419, 420, and 421. We have Adobe PDF versions available for some of our documentation; you will need Acrobat Reader to view and print those versions.

If you would like to use any PW technologies in your English courses or for a writing-related project, please contact Karl Stolley or (for Drupal sites) Charlie Lowe.

Professional Writing's Guides to ITaP Labs

Accessing Purdue Resources
(from ITaP's resources index and other sources)

Archiving and Scanning

Graphic Design Software

Internet Applications

Email and Mailing Lists

FTP and File Management

World Wide Web

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint and Keynote

Word

Screenshots and Pictures

Web Page Creation

Accessibility and Usability

  • Chapters 9, 10, & 11 from Steve Krug's 1st edition of Don't Make Me Think focuses on usability testing.