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Microsoft® Manual of Style, Fourth Edition
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Microsoft® Manual of Style, Fourth Edition

by Microsoft Corporation
January 2012
Beginner
464 pages
14h 4m
English
Microsoft Press
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Accessible writing

Many of the following suggestions for maximizing accessibility also help make documentation clearer and more useful for everyone, and better for localization purposes:

  • Provide clear, concise descriptions of the product and initial setup, including a section or card that gets the user up and running with the basic features.

  • Put key information near the beginning of the content.

  • Use a bulleted list or headings to emphasize important points.

  • Keep paragraphs short or create small sections or text groupings.

  • Minimize the number of steps in a procedure. Individuals who have cognitive impairments may have difficulty following procedures that have many steps. Keep the steps simple, and keep the user oriented.

  • Keep sentence structure simple. ...

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