For technical writers without extensive document design experience, Get Graphic provides basic guidelines and time-saving tips to improve the quality of graphics in technical documents. Though not a complete design course, this book offers practical examples, ideas, rules, a collection of case studies, and end-of-chapter problem sets for technical writers who want to learn good graphical techniques and avoid poor design. Technical authors in academia and industry will appreciate the book s emphasis on both material, questions of graphical content, mechanics, and issues with file formats.