General pages
Home page - The starting point! A high-level introduction to our services, including technical authoring / technical writing, authoring of software user guides, online help development, training, translation, e-learning and technical author / technical writer recruitment.
About Armada - The history of Armada, our approach to projects and our philosophy.
Enquiries - Forms you can complete to make enquiries about our services and request estimates for projects you are considering.
Contact us - The different means by which you can contact us.
Our expertise - A list of the industries we have experience of working in.
Client list - Some of our clients, which range from small companies to multinational enterprises.
Mission statement - A brief statement of the purpose of our company.
Find us - How to reach our offices by road and rail. Maps are provided in PDF format.
Local accommodation - Details of hotels and B&B in the area local to Armada.
Privacy policy - How Armada use your personal data.
Legal notices - Legal information relating to this web site.
Credit card payments - Pay for any of Armada's scheduled training courses online using a debit or credit card.
Technical authoring services - A summary of the technical authoring services Armada offers to both organisations that do not employ technical authors or technical writers, and those that do.
User assistance - Information about dynamic 'user assistance' for software applications comprising online help, animated demos/tutorials/video help and hard copy user guides. User assistance provides guided assistance, immediate access to key information, and a means of educating the user how to learn how to use the application and make the most of its features.
Single source - Information about 'single sourcing', whereby our technical authors and technical writers develop user documentation in various formats from a single source, resulting in significant cost savings.
Documentation consultancy - The consultancy service we offer to organisations not sure about the best way to tackle a forthcoming project, or considering setting up an in-house documentation facility.
Why use Armada to write your online help and user guides? - Why we think you should use our in-house team of technical authors and technical writers.
User guides - An explanation of the importance of having clear high-level information explaining how to perform key tasks. You will find information about how we produce documentation that is written in plain English, accessible, concise and clear.
User guide techniques - Some of the techniques we use to give our user guides an intuitive feel and make them visually appealing.
Research techniques - Read how Armada gathers information from the various sources available such as system walkthroughs, access to working software, liaison with an appointed member of your staff and existing documentation.
Printing services - Armada specialises in printing user guides, reference guides, training guides and similar such documents. Find out how we can offer you competitive prices and the procedures we follow to help eliminate the potential errors associated with printing.
Online help development - An introduction to Armada's help development service.
Online help options - A look at the different formats in which online help can be developed, e.g. HTML Help, Webhelp, Vista help / AP help and others, and a discussion of the situations in which it is appropriate to use each of these formats.
HTML help - Information about HTML help (.chm files), the industry-standard online help system for applications developed for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, in cases where the help is to be held locally.
Webhelp - Information about online help accessible via your organisation's Intranet, Extranet and/or the Web.
FlashHelp - Information about online help in Flash format.
User assistance - Information about options for providing guided assistance to users, in the form of dynamic demos and tutorials.
Other online help solutions - Information about other help formats including XML Help, JavaHelp, Oracle Help, WinHelp, MS Help 2, DotNetHelp, Vista help, AP help and Apple Help (.HELP).
XML - the future of Windows help? - Article examining the online help development industry and the direction it is heading.
Case study - single source project - Example of how we carried out a single source project for a client.
Online help samples - Here are some samples of work we have produced for clients in various help formats.
E-Learning - Information about the interactive tutorials, simulations and animated demos for software applications that Armada develops for clients.
E-Learning samples - Samples of animated demos and interactive tutorials we have produced for clients.
Translation services - Details of Armada's specialist service to translate / localise online help, user guides and software localisation.
About our translators - Information about Armada's mother-tongue translators, the techniques we adopt and the tools we use including TRADOS translation memory.
The translation production process - The processes we follow to ensure that our translations are of the highest-quality.
Translator registration - Translators complete this form to register for translating work.
Introduction to author recruitment - Information about our recruitment service for contract and permanent technical authors, technical writers and documentation specialists.
Our technical author resourcing service - Information for companies considering recruiting a technical author or technical writer.
Technical author registration - How technical authors and technical writers can register with Armada to be notified of technical authoring / technical writing vacancies that match their experience and requirements.
Technical author registration form - For technical authors and technical writers to register with Armada to be notified of technical authoring / technical writing vacancies.
Training - Introduction to the types of training Armada offers: technical writing training, Adobe training, AutoCAD training, business writing training and journalism training.
Our training team - Read biographies for our trainers who run courses for technical authors, technical writers and AutoCAD users.
Credit card payments - Pay for scheduled technical author and AutoCAD training courses using a credit or debit card.
Introduction to technical authoring training course - A short one day course that's ideal for new technical authors and writers, and people who are not career technical authors or writers, but who have been asked to carry out technical authoring and technical writing work. It provides a basic grounding in techniques and practices for producing high quality user documentation in both print and online formats.
Advanced technical authoring techniques training course - A three day course for career technical authors and technical writers who want to improve their skill set and the quality and effectiveness of the documentation they produce. The course provides a thorough grounding in essential technical writing principles, writing styles and practices.
Online help development training course - A one day course for people who have been tasked with producing online help who are not sure about how to go about this task. This course looks at some of the options available for developing help, and includes practical sessions developing your own help systems.
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Effective writing for technical staff training course - A one day course for technical staff who want to communicate information clearly, concisely and correctly to a non-technical audience.
Using Microsoft Word to produce user documentation - A course that teaches the techniques used in Microsoft Word to produce professional standard user guides, such as the use of templates, how to incorporate screenshots efficiently, modular page numbering, automatic cross referencing and the creation of master documents.
Technical writing training course outlines - Detailed information about the different technical authoring and technical writing training courses we offer.
Technical writing training course schedule - A calendar showing our technical writing training course timetable.
Book a technical writing course - Instructions for booking a place on a scheduled technical writing training course, and an online booking form.
Writing with confidence in plain English training course - A course that focuses on building your writing confidence and ability so you can write such documents in clear, plain English, avoiding false elegance and jargon.
Writing effective reports training course - A practical hands-on course in which you gain the skills to quickly create more effective business reports that are reader-focused and persuasive.
Writing English for a global audience - A course that teaches techniques for creating effective documents for a global audience with limited knowledge of English.
Writing winning proposals - A course ideal for managers, professionals and employees at all levels who want to learn how to create more effective business proposals that are customer-focused and persuasive.
Business writing training course outlines - Detailed information about the different business writing training courses we offer.
Adobe Acrobat training - Acrobat training course teaches how to create PDF files from a variety of sources, modify them to include bookmarks, thumbnails and links, and prepare them for distribution.
Adobe Captivate training - Captivate training course teaches how to develop professional interactive demos and tutorials for software.
Adobe Dreamweaver training - Dreamweaver training
course teaches how to design, build and manage professional websites.
Adobe Flash training - Flash training
course teaches how to create engaging and visually powerful web content comprising sound and video.
Adobe FrameMaker training - A thorough grounding in FrameMaker used in unstructured mode (standard FrameMaker). Basic/Intermediate FrameMaker training and Advanced FrameMaker training available.
Adobe Illustrator training - Illustrator training
course teaches how to create sophisticated vector artwork for print, web, interactive and mobile designs. Covers shape creation, working with types and layers, and applying effects and styles.
Adobe InDesign training - A range of InDesign CS3 training courses to cater for users at all levels, from beginners through to advanced
Adobe Photoshop training - Photoshop training provides essential knowledge for digital image manipulation using the industry standard tool. Topics teach how to repair photos, working with layers, compositing images and vector drawing techniques.
Adobe RoboHelp training - Course teaching how to create online help in most popular formats including HTML Help, Webhelp, FlashHelp and XML Help, as well produce hard copy guides in Word and PDF format from the same project.
Adobe training course outlines - Detailed information about the different Adobe training courses we offer.
Adobe training course schedule - A calendar showing our Adobe training course timetable.
Book an Adobe training course - Instructions for booking a place on a scheduled technical writing training course, and an online booking form.
AutoCAD Essentials training course - AutoCAD training course for beginners.
Further AutoCAD training - AutoCAD intermediate training and AutoCAD advanced training.
Autodesk Inventor Essentials training course - Inventor training course covering the fundamental principles of 3D parametric part and assembly design and techniques for creating production-ready part and assembly drawings.
AutoCAD Mechanical Essentials training course - AutoCAD Mechanical training course that teaches techniques for professional 2D mechanical drawing, design and drafting.
AutoCAD Architecture training - AutoCAD Architecture training course for new and experienced users who want to learn the fundamental principles or advanced functions of AutoCAD Architecture.
AutoCAD Raster Design Essentials training course - AutoCAD Raster Design training covering the creation, insertion, modification and management of raster data.
AutoCAD MEP training (formerly Autodesk Building Systems or ABS training) - A variety of AutoCAD MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) training courses.
Revit Architecture training - Revit Architecture training course for beginners and advanced users.
Revit Structure training - Revit Structure training course for beginners and advanced users.
AutoCAD Update training - Training course for AutoCAD users who have upgraded to a new version of the product.
3ds Max training - 3ds Max training course teaching the fundamental principles including key theory, the use of the 3ds Max interface, and techniques for producing 3D design visualizations.
3ds Max Design training - 3ds Max Design training course teaching key theory and the use of the tools that are available to configure and render scenes, create and edit 3D geometry, understand and apply lighting and materials for realism, and create desktop animations.
Autodesk and AutoCAD training course outlines - Detailed information about the different AutoCAD training courses available.
Autodesk training course schedule - Autodesk and AutoCAD training course timetable.
Autodesk training course date list - List of Autodesk and AutoCAD training course dates.
Book an AutoCAD training course - Instructions for booking a place on a scheduled AutoCAD training course, and an online booking form.
Introduction to journalism course - Journalism training providing a thorough grounding in the main principles, priorities and practices of journalism.
Introduction to feature writing course - Covers all aspects of feature writing, from generating ideas to submitting work.
Effective writing for journalism course - Teaches the skills you need to write clearly, concisely and with impact.
Writing press releases - Shows you how to write informative press releases and get regular coverage for your work.
Journalism training course outlines - Detailed information about the different journalism training courses we offer.
Enquiry forms
General enquiry - Make a general enquiry about Armada or any of our services.
Technical writing training enquiry - Make an enquiry about our courses that teach core technical authoring and technical writing skills.
Business writing training enquiry - Make an enquiry about our courses that teach clear and effective writing for reports, proposals and other business documents.
Enquiry about training in applications used by technical authors - Make an enquiry about our courses that teach the use of the tools used by technical authors and technical writers.
AutoCAD training enquiry - Request more information about our AutoCAD training courses.
Journalism training enquiry - Request more information about our Journalism training courses.
User guide estimate request - Get an estimate for Armada to write a user guide for you.
Printing quotation request - Get a quotation for printing you require.
Estimate request for online help or a single source project - Get a quote for Armada to develop online help for your software application.
Translation estimate request - Get a quote for translation or localisation of a software application, user guide or online help system.
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