IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Mar 1990

Elements of editorial style for computer-delivered information

S. Carliner

Abstract

It is noted that existing editorial style sheets/guides do not address the unique needs encountered in developing computer-delivered information. The author presents guidelines that supplement the stylesheets/guides. These guidelines suggest ways to handle the organization and presentation of information, paragraphs, sentences, questions and responses, language, punctuation, and screen design.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
1990-03-01
DOI
10.1109/47.49071
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Open Access
Closed
Topics
digital rhetoric grammar and mechanics
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