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Style and Tone Considerations .................................................................................................. 51 Audience ................................................................................................................................. 51 Style - Consistency and Idiomaticity ....................................................................................... 51 Tone ........................................................................................................................................ 57 Voice ....................................................................................................................................... 58 Localization Guidelines .................................................................................................................. 64 General Considerations ............................................................................................................. 64 Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... 64 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................ 66 Applications, Products, and Features ..................................................................................... 68 Frequent Errors – Troublesome or Conflictive Words ............................................................ 69 Glossaries ............................................................................................................................... 71 Recurring Patterns .................................................................................................................. 72 Standardized Translations ...................................................................................................... 72 Unlocalized Items.................................................................................................................... 73 Using the Word Microsoft ....................................................................................................... 74 Software Considerations ............................................................................................................ 74 User Interface ......................................................................................................................... 75 Messages ................................................................................................................................ 77 Keys ........................................................................................................................................ 87 Document Translation Considerations ....................................................................................... 93 Titles ....................................................................................................................................... 93 Typographic Conventions in Help and Documentation .......................................................... 97 Translation of ReadMe Files ................................................................................................. 101 How to Reference UI Items Left in English ........................................................................... 101 Copyright ............................................................................................................................... 101
