Re: Standard style manuals

Subject: Re: Standard style manuals
From: Margaret Packman <mpackman -at- CISCO -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 09:42:37 -0700

>According to Carolyn Rude's survey reported in TECHWR-L 1 May 1996,
>three standard style manuals were very frequently used:
> Chicago Manual of Style 69%
> Microsoft Manual of Style 8%
> GPO Style Manual 8%

>Where can I get information on these style manuals?

>Greetings from Denmark
>Peter Ring
>PRC - specialist in user friendly manuals and quality measurements on manuals.
>prc -at- pip -dot- dknet -dot- dk
>http://www.pip.dknet.dk/~pip323/index.htm
> - homepage on user friendly instruction manuals with tips for writers.

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For #2, try Microsoft Press' web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/MSPRESS/BOOKS/b_vbs.htm

The actual name is "The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications".

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