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08.01.2025

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Make every word matter

Welcome to the Microsoft Writing Style Guide, your guide to writing style and terminology for all communication—whether an app, a website, or a white paper. If you write about computer technology, this guide is for you.

Today, lots of people are called upon to write about technology. We need a simple, straightforward style guide that everyone can use, regardless of their role. And it needs to reflect Microsoft's modern approach to voice and style: warm and relaxed, crisp and clear, and ready to lend a hand.

Here's what you will find in the Microsoft Writing Style Guide:

We welcome your feedback about the Microsoft Writing Style Guide. Contact us at msstyle@microsoft.com.

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Acronyms - Microsoft Style Guide

This article describes how to write acronyms and abbreviations per Microsoft style guidelines, with examples.
Capitalization - Microsoft Style Guide

Microsoft style uses sentence-style capitalization. That means everything is lowercase except the first word and proper nouns.
Numbers - Microsoft Style Guide

Discusses being consistent in your use of numbers. When you write about numbers used in examples or UI, duplicate them exactly as they appear in the UI.
URLs and web addresses - Microsoft Style Guide

Discusses that communications to customers often refer to websites and URLs. In content for a general audience, use address rather than URL.
Writing tips - Microsoft Style Guide

Discusses content, such as writing tips, that's easy to read and tends to be easy to localize and translate.
Top 10 tips for Microsoft style and voice - Microsoft Style Guide

Instructs to use bigger ideas, fewer words, write like you speak, project friendliness and get to the point fast.
Microsoft - Microsoft Style Guide

Describes guidelines to use 'Microsoft' in Microsoft documents and provides multiple examples.
Microsoft's brand voice; above all, simple and human - Microsoft Style Guide

Discusses Microsoft's brand voice, which is simple and human, such as "what" we say, our message, and "how" we say it, our voice.

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