Style Guides

Subject: Style Guides
From: Heather Anderson <Heather -dot- Anderson -at- cubrc -dot- org>
To: Techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:43:10 -0500

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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