Re: Style Guides

[TECHWR-L Administrator <admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com>]

Heather,
Great question! I just promoted an article on this very 
topic to the TECHWR-L home page at http://www.techwr-l.com/ .
Thanks for the prod.
Eric


On Feb 16, 2010, at 9:43 AM, Heather Anderson wrote:

> Good morning everyone!
> 
> I have been tasked to create a style guide for my company.
> 
> I was curious if people used them or if they simply used the Chicago Manual of Style for their documentation?
> 
> I was hoping to make a simple, quick style guide that covered fonts, formats, and template usage.
> 
> Does anyone have any examples or any other information I should include?  I am not sure if I should create a usage section with frequently misused words.
> 
> I've used style guides in the past, but this is my first time creating them.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> ~ Heather Anderson
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