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The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications is a style guide that is often used by technical writers and editors. It is a standard in the industry and is often referred to when researching appropriate style issues. The second edition has been updated to include changes in Internet terminology and usage. The enclosed CD-ROM contains an electronic version of the book.
With so many software products to its credit, Microsoft can't help but have an opinion on computer terms and usage. Many topnotch technical companies, writers, and editors consider the
Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications to be a standard in the industry. Technical writers and editors often refer to it when they can't find an answer in
The Chicago Manual of Style or when researching appropriate style issues to include in their company's in-house style manual. While this manual of style can't possibly list everything that is created by Microsoft, it does advise how to use and spell both general and computer-related terms and takes a stand on sticky style, technical writing, and design and interface issues. This second edition has been updated to include significant changes in Internet terminology and usage. Alphabetically tabbed pages make it easy to locate topics of interest. A useful appendix defines acronyms and abbreviations and shares any special style rules associated with them. Another appendix lists keyboard characters and the correct names that should be used to describe each one. The enclosed CD-ROM contains an electronic version of the book along with a copy of the
Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary.
--Cristina Vaamonde
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