Microsoft KB Archive/886351

= Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications, Third Edition comments and corrections =

Article ID: 886351

Article Last Modified on 7/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * MSPRESS Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications, Third Edition ISBN 0-7356-1746-5

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SUMMARY
This article contains comments, corrections, and information about known errors relating to the Microsoft Press book Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications, Third Edition, 0-7356-1746-5.

The following topics are covered:


 * Page xxi: Missing / in support url
 * Page 11: &quot;right&quot; used in place of &quot;up&quot;
 * Page 17: Category View should be Classic View
 * Page 29: &quot;alt&quot; used in place of &quot;alternate&quot;
 * Page 102: Missing text



Page xxi: Missing / in support url
On page xxi, the third sentence of the &quot;Support Information&quot; section reads:

&quot;To connect directly to the Microsoft Press Knowledge Base and enter a query regarding a question or issue that you may have, go to http://www.microsoft.comlearning/support/search.asp.&quot;

It should read:

&quot;To connect directly to the Microsoft Press Knowledge Base and enter a query regarding a question or issue that you may have, go to http://www.microsoft.com/learning/support/search.asp.&quot;

Page 11: &quot;right&quot; used in place of &quot;up&quot;
On page 11, the Usage description of the Slider Element reads:

&quot;Move the slider to the right to increase the volume.&quot;

It should read:

&quot;Move the slider up to increase the volume.&quot;

Page 17: Category View should be Classic View
On page 17, the text under the screenshot of the Control Panel is incorrect.

Change:

&quot;Control Panel (Category View)&quot;

To:

&quot;Control Panel (Classic View)&quot;

Page 29: &quot;alt&quot; used in place of &quot;alternate&quot;
On page 29, the last sentence of the second paragraph under the &quot;Art, Captions, and Callouts&quot; heading reads:

&quot;Provide alt text that is brief but as descriptive as possible.&quot;

It should read:

&quot;Provide alternate text that is brief but as descriptive as possible.&quot;

Page 102: Missing text
There are two typographical errors in the first bullet under &quot;Style of indexed keywords&quot;.

Change:

&quot;Use gerunds (the form) rather than infinitives (the form)...&quot;

To:

&quot;Use gerunds (the -ing form) rather than infinitives (the to form)...&quot;

Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may already contain most or all of the above corrections.

Additional query words: 0-7356-1746-5 978-0-7356-1746-9

Keywords: kbdocfix kbdocerr KB886351

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