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A number of you seem to have experience writing corporate style guides. I have
just started a new job at a relatively new company which doesn't yet have a
style guide. Although the documentation dept. is small at this point (4 people,
including the manager), I'm thinking that creating a style guide at this early
stage would help ensure consistency down the road. We have a few manuals in
progress and so far we've just been working off of a common template to ensure
that the format is consistent. Does anyone have any tips on where to start?
