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Formatting

  • College extensions: 646-2999 (not 6-2999).
  • Handouts/manuals: When referencing the title of a handout or manual, put the title in italics (Getting Started with BlitzMail). When referencing the title as a link, do not put in italics.
  • Macintosh operating systems: Use Mac OS X (not Macintosh OS X).
  • Note: When including a note, put Note: in bold type.
  • Peter Kiewit Computing Services: When referencing Peter Kiewit Computing Services for the first time on a page, use the complete name; in all future references, use Computing Services.
  • < Previous | Next >: To create < Previous | Next > on a page, select the .prev-next style in OmniUpdate and enter < Previous | Next > at the top of the body of the page. Create the appropriate links for Previous and Next, then copy and paste < Previous | Next > at the bottom of the body of the page. Once the page is saved, test the links to be sure they are working as you want them to.

    Do not include < Previous | Next>  on the index.html page. The next page will only have the Next > link; all subsequent pages will have a < Previous | Next> page except the last page, which will only have a < Previous link.
  • Control Panels, windows, dialog boxes: These should be in Roman type.
  • Software products: Italicize.
  • Spell check everything before publication.
  • Student Computing Help Desk/Computing Help Desk: When referencing the Computing Help Desk for students, use "Student" in the title; otherwise, omit Student.
  • Select, type, click, or press something: Bold anything you select, type, click, or press (Select Find from the Edit menu.).
  • URLs: Use the complete URL as a clickable link; if including a URL in an e-mail message, put the complete URL inside brackets (<http://www.dartmouth.edu/ >).
  • Links: When creating links to a Web page, use the following format:

    "For more information on setting up Windows 2000/XP Professional for the Dartmouth network, see Setting Up Windows XP/Vista for the Dartmouth Network."

    Do not use this format:

    "For more information on setting up Windows 2000/XP Professional for the Dartmouth network, go to http://www.dartmouth.edu/comp/support/library/connect-on/win/setup-win2000-xp/."
  • Word usage: See General Usage/Editorial Guidelines.
  • Bulleted items: The first character of every word should be capitalized.
  • Document downloads: When creating document downloads (PDF, Word, Excel, etc.), use the following format. Be sure to italicize (xxKB PDF).

04/23/08

Last Updated: 4/23/08