Where to look if the Splunk Style Guide doesn't answer your question

The following resources provide information about industry standards in technical communication and writing best practices. Use these references secondarily to the Splunk Style Guide.

Style guides

The Splunk Style Guide covers issues specific to Splunk docs and UI text, but standards for grammar, spelling, and style are extensively covered in technical documentation references as well as general writing guides.

If you can't find what you're looking for in the Splunk Style Guide, refer to these reference materials:

Style issue	Resource
Technical documentation style issues	Google Developer Documentation Style Guide https://developers.google.com/style Microsoft Style Guide https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/welcome
Grammar and punctuation for nontechnical terms	The Chicago Manual of Style http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
Spelling, definitions, and capitalization	Merriam-Webster Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com

Writing references

The following references can enhance your writing and understanding of best practices in a variety of technical communications:

Reference	What's good about it
Every Page is Page One by Mark Baker and the Every Page is Page One website	Every Page is Page One provides guidelines for technical writers to create standalone, user-centric documentation that doesn't rely on a traditional hierarchical structure.
Writing Is Designing: Words and the User Experience by Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle	Writing Is Designing offers suggestions for collaboration between writers and designers in an effort to create user-centered experiences when designing digital products.
Adobe Spectrum https://spectrum.adobe.com/	The Adobe Spectrum design system offers design guidelines and documentation for creating software products.
Shopify Polaris https://polaris.shopify.com/content	The Shopify Polaris design system provides documentation and style guides for creating content for products and interfaces.
IBM Carbon Design System https://carbondesignsystem.com/	The IBM Carbon Design System is an open-source design system for products and digital experiences, which consists of design tools and resources as well as human interface guidelines.