Publisher: Microsoft Press Released: June 2004 Pages: 432
Developed by Microsoft’s senior editors and content managers, this manual of style captures the up-to-date standards and best practices for delivering clear and consistent technical communications. Now in its third edition, this popular reference has been fully revised, expanded, and optimized for ease of use. You’ll find new coverage on meeting the needs of a global audience, accessibility concerns, and the latest technical terms and acronyms—along with expertly organized sections on usage, grammar, punctuation, tone, formatting, and common style problems. Whether you’re creating print documentation, online help, Web content, or other communications, you’ll get the information and examples you need to maximize the impact and precision of your message. Get clear, concise guidance to help you: - Use technical terms correctly and consistently—including do’s, don’ts, and alternatives for usage.
- Employ the appropriate tone and voice for your audience.
- Produce written and visual content suitable for a worldwide audience.
- Apply best practices for writing and tagging Web content.
- Write better documentation—from dialog boxes and error messages to Web pages and software code.
- Know the standards for creating accessible communications.
- Optimize your indexes, cross-references, and keyword lists.
- Get fast answers on spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
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General Topics -
Chapter 1 Documenting the User Interface - Screen Terminology
- Dialog Boxes and Property Sheets
- Unnamed Buttons
- Menus and Commands
- Control Panel
- Mouse Terminology
- Messages
- Key Names
- Command Syntax
- File Names and Extensions
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Chapter 2 Content Formatting and Layout - Art, Captions, and Callouts
- Cross-References
- Document Conventions
- Headings and Subheadings
- Line Breaks
- Lists
- Marginal Notes
- Page Breaks
- Tables
- Notes and Tips
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Chapter 3 Global Content - Global Art
- Examples and Scenarios
- Global Syntax
- Word Choice
- Technical Terms
- Jargon
- Foreign Words and Phrases
- Time and Place
- Names and Contact Information
- Fonts
- Web, Software, and HTML Issues
- Additional Globalization Resources
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Chapter 4 Content for Software Developers - Reference Documentation
- Code Comments
- Code Formatting Conventions
- Coding Style
- Logical Operators
- COM, ActiveX, and OLE Terminology
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Chapter 5 Web Content - Titles of Web Pages
- Descriptions of Web Pages
- HTML Tag, Element, and Attribute Styling
- XML Tag, Element, and Attribute Styling
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Chapter 6 Indexing and Attributing - Indexing
- Keywords and Online Index Entries
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Chapter 7 Tone and Rhetoric - Tone and the Reader
- Bias-Free Communication
- Parallelism
- Anthropomorphism
- Humor
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Chapter 8 Accessible Content - Accessibility Appendix
- Accessible Web Pages
- Accessible Writing
- Accessible Graphics and Design
- Acceptable Terminology
- Additional Resources
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Chapter 9 Common Style Problems - Procedures
- Dates
- Capitalization
- Measurements and Units of Measure
- Numbers
- Protocols
- Names of Special Characters
- Telephone Numbers
- Time Zones
- URLs, Addresses
- Company with Product Names
- Version Identifiers
- Readme Files and Release Notes
- Bibliographies
- Titles of Publications
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Chapter 10 Grammatical Elements - Verbs and Verb Forms
- Person
- Noun Plurals
- Possessives
- Prepositions
- Prefixes
- Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
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Chapter 11 Punctuation - Formatting Punctuation
- Periods
- Commas
- Apostrophes
- Colons
- Semicolons
- Quotation Marks
- Parentheses
- Hyphens, Hyphenation
- Dashes
- Ellipses
- Slash Marks
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- Title:
- Microsoft® Manual of Style for Technical Publications, 3rd Edition
- By:
- Microsoft Corporation
- Publisher:
- Microsoft Press
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- Print:
- June 2004
- Ebook:
- November 2009
- Pages:
- 432
- Print ISBN:
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- Ebook ISBN:
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