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Using document conventions from the MS Manual of Style
Subject:Using document conventions from the MS Manual of Style From:Katherin King <kking -at- BROOKTROUT -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 5 Jan 1998 15:49:55 -0500
Is it [computer] industry standard to use the document conventions, menu
terminology and style, etc., as described in the MS Manual of Style?
Most of my work is software documentation and I've only recently picked
up the MS Manual. As I read it, all I could think of was, "We don't do
it that way." Do most TW's follow Microsoft's conventions?
Kathy Stanzler
Technical Writer
Brooktrout Technology Inc.
Southborough, MA
(508) 229-7777 ext. 182
kking -at- brooktrout -dot- com
