Splunk® Style Guide

Splunk Style Guide

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The guidelines in the Splunk Style Guide establish best practices for writing technical documentation. Search docs.splunk.com to find documentation related to Splunk products.
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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.
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