[ZDP] Outline of style guide

[Ute Methner]

Hello all.
Here is the first draft of the style guide. If you have any comments,
please let me know.

Ute
ute@idirect.com

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Zbook style guide

1.	About this guide
	
	Scope
	Audience
	Contributions

2.	Writing references

3.	Writing style considerations

	Headings
	International audience
	Lists
	Perspective
	Pronouns
	Voice
4.	Information structure

		Structure of hardcopy
			Example of a chapter
		Structure of online copy
			Example of a chapter


5.	Usage

	Abbreviations
	Acronyms
	Capitalization
	Contractions
	Dash, hyphen, etc.
	Dates
	Headings
	Spelling
	Trademarks
	Typefaces
		Script typeface
		Heading typeface
		Text typeface
		Bold
		Italics
		Underline
	References
		When and where to reference
			Example of a reference list

6.	Visuals
	
	General guidelines
		Tables
		Graphic files
		Other visuals

7.	Indexing
		Guidelines for indexing
			Examples of an index

8.	Legal Information