Preface

The Taligent Style Guide captures the evolving standards for writing and editing CommonPoint` technical information. The TechComm Editorial Council solves style issues using Resolving Editorial Style Questions, a document that provides procedural information and suggests reference documents. When the council reaches a decision, the term is inserted into the Taligent Style Guide.

The style guide:

States a preferred style for general style issues
Sets the style for information too technical for general style and
usage guides
Adjusts other style rules to fit the needs of the industry and the
Taligent audience

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distinguishes conceptual information from style entries.

Entries are listed alphabetically except when appropriate to list groups of information together, such as:

C++ keyword
Key names
Words to avoid
Appendix: units of measure

Audience

The Taligent Style Guide is intended for Taligent` writers, editors, course developers, sample application programmers, and anyone who produces information published outside of Taligent. The style guide is also intended for Taligent's investors who want to know about Taligent writing standards and for developers outside of Taligent who want to document their applications to match Taligent standards.

The audience is assumed to have a basic understanding of technical writing and technical knowledge of the subject area being covered.

References

The Taligent Style Guide complements the Publications Handbook and Legal Guidelines, two internal TechComm reference documents.

Taligent Technical Communications uses the following references:

Random House Webster's College Dictionary (Random House)
Roget's II The New Thesaurus (Houghton Mifflin)
The Chicago Manual of Style, (University of Chicago Press)
Words into Type, (Prentice Hall)
Apple Publications Style Guide (Apple)
Information Development Guidelines: Style (IBM)

Your comments

As Taligent standards and style continue to evolve, any suggestions, additions, or corrections you have to improve this guide are welcome. Please address any comments to jeannette_allen@taligent.com.

Audience
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