The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications (MSTP) is a style guide published by Microsoft. The Fourth Edition, ISBN 0-7356-4871-9, was published on January 27, 2012.
The Third Edition, ISBN 0-7356-1746-5, was published on November 12, 2003. The print version of this edition was published in June 2004. Microsoft employees and partners can also access a Microsoft Compressed HTML Help (CHM) version of the MSTP. While the Third Edition was in preparation, the CHM version was available for free public download from Microsoft: this is no longer the case.
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