Tatar Style Guide Contents What's New? .................................................................................................................................... 4 New Topics ................................................................................................................................... 4 Updated Topics ............................................................................................................................ 4 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 5 About This Style Guide ................................................................................................................ 5 Scope of This Document .............................................................................................................. 5 Style Guide Conventions .............................................................................................................. 5 Sample Text ................................................................................................................................. 5 Recommended Reference Material ............................................................................................. 7 Normative References .............................................................................................................. 7 Informative References ............................................................................................................. 7 Language Specific Conventions ...................................................................................................... 8 Country/Region Standards ........................................................................................................... 8 Characters ................................................................................................................................ 8 Date .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Time ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Numbers ................................................................................................................................. 12 Sorting ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Geopolitical Concerns ................................................................................................................ 20 Grammar, Syntax & Orthographic Conventions ......................................................................... 21 Adjectives ................................................................................................................................ 21 Articles .................................................................................................................................... 21 Capitalization .......................................................................................................................... 22 Compounds ............................................................................................................................. 24 Gender .................................................................................................................................... 25 Genitive ................................................................................................................................... 25 Modifiers ................................................................................................................................. 25 Nouns ...................................................................................................................................... 26 Prepositions and postpositions ............................................................................................... 26 Pronouns ................................................................................................................................. 29 Punctuation ............................................................................................................................. 29 Singular & Plural ..................................................................................................................... 32 Split Infinitive ........................................................................................................................... 32 Subjunctive ............................................................................................................................. 32 Symbols & Non-Breaking Spaces ........................................................................................... 32 Syntax ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Verbs ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Word Order ............................................................................................................................. 35 Style and Tone Considerations .................................................................................................. 35 Audience ................................................................................................................................. 35 Style ........................................................................................................................................ 35 Tone ........................................................................................................................................ 36 Voice ....................................................................................................................................... 36 Localization Guidelines .................................................................................................................. 37 General Considerations ............................................................................................................. 37 Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... 37 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................ 38 Applications, Products, and Features ..................................................................................... 39 Frequent Errors ....................................................................................................................... 40 Glossaries ............................................................................................................................... 41 Recurring Patterns .................................................................................................................. 41 Standardized Translations ...................................................................................................... 41 Unlocalized Items.................................................................................................................... 42 Using the Word Microsoft ....................................................................................................... 42 Software Considerations ............................................................................................................ 43 User Interface ......................................................................................................................... 43 Messages ................................................................................................................................ 49 Keys ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Document Translation Considerations ....................................................................................... 62 Titles ....................................................................................................................................... 62 Copyright ................................................................................................................................. 63 What's New? Last Updated: February 2011 The structure of the Style Guide was significantly changed to simplify it and provide only the necessary information in a more logical way. Though there are no major changes in its content, it’s recommended to thoroughly review the complete document before localization. New Topics The following topics were added: n/a Updated Topics The following topics were updated: n/a 4 Introduction This Style Guide went through major revision in February 2011 in order to remove outdated and unnecessary content. It contains information pertaining to all Microsoft products and services. About This Style Guide The purpose of this Style Guide is to provide everybody involved in the localization of Tatar Microsoft products with Microsoft-specific linguistic guidelines and standard conventions that differ from or are more prescriptive than those found in language reference materials. These conventions have been adopted after considering context based on various needs, but above all, they are easy to follow and applicable for all