Microsoft® manual of style : your everyday guide to usage, terminology, and style for professional technical communications.
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Sebastopol, Calif. : Microsoft Press, 2012.
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4th ed.
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9780735669802, 0735669805, 9780735669796, 0735669791
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1 online resource (xxiv, 438 pages)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Maximize the impact and precision of your message! Now in its fourth edition, the Microsoft Manual of Style provides essential guidance to content creators, journalists, technical writers, editors, and everyone else who writes about computer technology. Direct from the Editorial Style Board at Microsoft--you get a comprehensive glossary of both general technology terms and those specific to Microsoft; clear, concise usage and style guidelines with helpful examples and alternatives; guidance on grammar, tone, and voice; and best practices for writing content for the web, optimizing for accessibi.
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O'Reilly,O'Reilly Online Learning: Academic/Public Library Edition
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(2012). Microsoft® manual of style: your everyday guide to usage, terminology, and style for professional technical communications (4th ed.). Microsoft Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)2012. Microsoft® Manual of Style: Your Everyday Guide to Usage, Terminology, and Style for Professional Technical Communications. Microsoft Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Microsoft® Manual of Style: Your Everyday Guide to Usage, Terminology, and Style for Professional Technical Communications Microsoft Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Microsoft® Manual of Style: Your Everyday Guide to Usage, Terminology, and Style for Professional Technical Communications 4th ed., Microsoft Press, 2012.
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505 | 8 | |a Help users find your contentInternational considerations for web content; Accessibility considerations for web content; Legal considerations for web content; Chapter 3:Content for a worldwide audience; Global English syntax; Machine translation syntax; Terminology and word choice; Technical terms; Jargon; Latin and other non-English words; Global art; Examples and scenarios; International currency; Time and place; Names and contact information; Fonts; Web, software, and HTML issues; Legal issues with worldwide content; Additional globalization resources; Chapter 4:Accessible content. | |
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505 | 8 | |a Document conventionsCloud computing style; Reference documentation; Code examples; Security; Command syntax; File names and extensions; Version identifiers; Out-of-band release terminology; Protocols; XML tag, element, and attribute formatting; HTML tag, element, and attribute formatting; Readme files and release notes; Chapter 7:Practical issues of style; Capitalization; Titles and headings; Microsoft in product and service names; Lists; Tables; Cross-references; Notes and tips; Numbers; Dates; Phone numbers; Time zones; Measurements and units of measure; URLs, addresses. | |
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