Re: [BULK] Re: Use of word "reference" when cross referencing

[Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>]

Yet, this is Microsoft's replacement for it old style guide. The 
Microsoft Manual of Style will never be updated again. It's EOL.

The new Microsoft Writing Style Guide emphasizes "Microsoft's brand 
voice." It uses a talking style of writing that I detest. The guide is 
online and downloadable. Each section has the date the section is 
updated. It is designed in a multiple writer-friendly format. It uses 
the modular development format of writing that I like and it 
incorporates an informal voice that I do not like in manuals. However, 
the voice does match up with social media help forums sort of voicing 
that may do more to get user buy-in. I have long advocated for writing 
documents that encourage readers to read them, rather than use them as 
coasters.

It may be the case that there will never be another printed Microsoft 
Style Guide, unless you print it yourself.


On 8/15/2018 2:38 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: