Re: Style Guides

[Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>]

On 17/02/10 03:43 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.
> 

You might be interested in a best practices guide
booklet called "Developing a Corporate Style Guide":

http://is.gd/8ysAF

-- Janice

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