Microsoft manual of style for technical publications
By: Microsoft Corporation Editorial Style Board
Contributors: Microsoft Corporation. Editorial Style Board
Edition: 3rd ed
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Redmond, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9780735617469
Subjects: Microsoft Corporation; Technical writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Description: This reference defines standards and best practices for techncal writers, editors and content managers who work with Microsoft techologies. It covers the latest developments, from accessibility and globalization issues to mobile computing, XML, and other emerging standards
Notes: Includes index
Table of contents: title: Usage dictionary; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction to the third edition; title: Chapter 1. Documenting the user interface; title: Chapter 2. Content formatting and layout; title: Chapter 3. Global content; title: Chapter 4. Content for software developers; title: Chapter 5. Web content; title: Chapter 6. Indexing and attributing; title: Chapter 7. Tone and rhetoric; title: Chapter 8. Accessible content; title: Chapter 9. Common style problems; title: Chapter 10. Grammatical elements; title: Chapter 11. Punctuation; title: Chapter 12. List of acronyms and abbreviations