Editing Technical communication (section)

===Organizing and outlining information===
Before writing the initial draft, the technical communicator organizes ideas in a way that makes the document flow well. Once each idea is organized, the writer organizes the document as a whole—accomplishing this task in various ways: 
# chronological: used for documents that involve a linear process, such as a step-by-step guide that describes how to accomplish something; 
# parts of an object: Used for documents that describe the parts of an object, such as a graphic showing the parts of a computer (keyboard, monitor, mouse, etc.); 
# simple to complex (or vice versa): starts with easy ideas and gradually goes into complex ideas; 
# specific to general: starts with many ideas, then organizes the ideas into sub-categories; 
# general to specific: starts with a few categories of ideas, then goes deeper.

After organizing the whole document, the writer typically creates a final outline that shows the document's structure. Outlines make the writing process easier and save the author time.