Companies typically use a house style guide, project style sheets, and layout grids, particularly companies that are larger and have multiple writers, editors, proofreaders, and outside developers who work on different types of technical publications. In addition to providing consistency among document sets, the document standards are accessible to all writers and editors in a company and often resolve conflicts by providing the final authority for stylistic and design choices and conventions. Join Kenneth Price for the live Web seminar Establishing Document Standards for Technical Publications on Wednesday, 7 December, from 1:00-2:00 PM EST (GMT-5) for a detailed look at the hows and whys of document standards.
This webinar will explain when and how to create a house style guide, describe the sections and contents of a house style guide, explain the function of document-specific project style sheets, describe the components of a project style sheet for a technical publication, explain the function of document-specific layout grids, and list the publication specifications detailed in a typical layout grid.