Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry, Third Edition

Tables

TABLE 1-1 Numbers: When to Spell Out and When to Use Numerals 31

TABLE 2-1 Key Name Conventions 86

TABLE 2-2 Symbol Name Conventions 87

TABLE 3-1 Anthopomorphisms to Avoid 106

TABLE 3-2 Idioms and Colloquialisms to Avoid 108

TABLE 3-3 Phrasal Verbs to Avoid and Their Alternatives 110

TABLE 3-4 Common Redundancies and Their Alternatives 111

TABLE 5-1 Online Writing Problems and Solutions 122

TABLE 10-1 Possible Components of Manuals With a Single Chapter 207

TABLE 10-2 Possible Components of Manuals With Multiple Chapters 207

TABLE 12-1 Illustration Spacing Guidelines 236

TABLE 12-2 Callout Specifications 239

TABLE 12-3 Leader Line Specifications 244

TABLE 14-1 GUI Terms 267

TABLE 14-2 Window Elements 270

TABLE 14-3 Common Window ...