Re: MS Manual of Style, 3rd edition, is available - clarification

[kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com]

Jean wrote:

> Addendum and correction to my previous note. It's the third _version_, not
> edition, of the manual, which means it may be the latest, but it's not new.
> The file date in 1998. I'm now assuming it's the CHM that is distributed on
> the CD that came with the printed version of the second edition of the manual.
...
> Sorry about the misleading post yesterday. I should have taken the time to
> verify what was there, instead of just passing along a message from someone
> else.


Hey, it's still terrific that you posted this, now that the hardcopy
version has become so hard to find. It's an industry standard, and very
useful for anybody documenting Windows-style products.

And it's FREE?!? Wow - this must be part of some evil plot to dominate the
high-stakes world of technical style guides....<g>



Keith Cronin
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Until you finish writing the Adobe Manual of Style, quit complaining about
the Microsoft Manual of Style and get back to work, you.


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