How should I use the Autodesk Editorial Style Guide?
Use the Autodesk Editorial Style Guide as your first reference for punctuation, grammar, word choice, numbers, branded terms, trademarks, and so on. Note that we use American English spelling and punctuation.
- For style issues not covered here, see The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition. All Autodeskers enjoy free subscription access to CMOS; simply make sure you’re logged in to the VPN (no username or password is required, as the VPN serves as your authentication).
- For spelling, capitalization, and hyphenation not covered here, use the first-listed spelling in Merriam-Webster Online.
The Editorial Style Guide also includes subguides for more specific use cases, based on the rules of the Editorial Style Guide:
- The In-Product Help Style Guide provides rules for writing help topics.
- The In-Product Messages Style Guide offers rules for writing in-product messages.
- The In-Product Release Notes reference provides content and formatting guidelines for release notes.
Become familiar with the Editorial Style Guide first, and then use the subguides for additional guidance. If the title of an entry in a subguide is followed by an asterisk, it means that the rule is an exception or addition to the rule in the Editorial Style Guide.
Who manages the Editorial Style Guide?
The Autodesk IPM Content Strategy team manages the Autodesk Editorial Style Guide, with input from the cross-Autodesk Editorial Style Council.
How is the Guide updated?
We review the Editorial Style Guide on a regular basis and make updates as needed to stay current with evolving editorial, brand, and marketing requirements. The Editorial Style Council meets monthly to discuss proposed changes.
We evaluate changes based on the following criteria:
Contact information
For questions about the Autodesk Editorial Style Guide, contact our team at editorial-style-guide@autodesk.com.
You can also post to our #adsk-style-guide Slack channel (SSO required).
To report a problem, point out errors or request a correction, ask to add or remove an entry, or suggest other changes to the Autodesk Editorial Style guide, please submit our request form (SSO required).