Chapter Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, readers will be able to:
- Explain and apply design guidelines for heading and list use in technical documents.
- Explain and apply design guidelines for including notices in technical documents.
- Explain and apply design guidelines for table and figure use in technical documents.
- Explain and apply design guidelines for text highlighting and alignment in technical documents.
- Explain and apply design guidelines for font and color in technical documents.
Common Page Design
Page design means different things to different people, but here it will mean the use of typography and formatting such as you see in professionally-designed documents.
Our focus here is technical documentation, which implies modest, functional design.
For even more detail than you see here, consult these two standard industry resources:
- Sun Technical Pubs. Read Me First! Any recent edition. Prentice Hall.
- Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications. Any recent edition. Microsoft Press.
