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A technical writer should be communicative, is supposed to have excellent language skills, perfect research and exploration skills, the ability to create versatile contents, and the knowledge of basic technologies that could be beneficial in developing effective technical writing.
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The following resources are used as the core materials of the chapter "Basic technologies".

Basic technologies
A technical writer should be communicative, is supposed to have excellent language skills, perfect research and exploration skills, the ability to create versatile contents, and the knowledge of basic technologies that could be beneficial in developing effective technical writing.
- Input and output formats
  In an information system, input is the raw data that is processed to produce output.
- Markdown
  Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating a formatted text using a plain-text editor. Markdown is widely used in blogging, instant messaging, online forums, collaborative software, documentation pages, and readme files.
- Graphical elements
  Using graphics is an essential part of creating technical documentation. They help you convey complex information in a more understandable and clear way for the readers.
- GitHub and GitHub Pages
  GitHub can be considered as the most popular collaboration platform that is used in developing software. Therefore, it is quite important for anyone who is involved in the process of developing software to learn the basics.
- Just-the-Docs and Jekyll
  Just-the-Docs gives your documentation a jumpstart with a responsive Jekyll theme that is easily customizable and hosted on GitHub Pages.
- References
  The following resources are used as the core materials of the chapter "Basic technologies".

References

The following resources are used as the core materials of the chapter "Basic technologies".

Formats

Help (.chm - Windows)

Markdown

Markdown tutorial

Markdown dialects/flavours

A collection of markdown goodies

Graphical elements

What’s the difference between Raster and Vector?

Wikipedia: Raster graphics

Wikipedia: Vector graphics

GitHub and GitHub Pages

Getting started with GitHub

Getting started with GitHub Pages

Just-the-Docs and Jekyll

Setting up a GitHub Pages site with Jekyll

Technical writer's skills