C

C, C++, and C#, C, C++, C#

cable, cable

cabling, cabling

cache vs. disk cache, cache vs. disk cache

calendar, calendar

calendars, in global content, Time and place

call back and callback, call back, callback

call out and callout, call out, callout

callback function, call back, callback

caller ID, caller ID

callouts, Captions, Callouts

can vs. may, can vs. may

cancel, abort

Cancel button, Cancel button

cancel the selection, cancel the selection, deselect

canceled and canceling, canceled, canceling

cancellation, canceled, canceling

capitalization guidelines, Style of toolbar names and buttons, International considerations, Gesture, Speech–How to refer to mouse pointers, How to refer to mouse pointers, Key names–Content for multiple platforms, Content for multiple platforms, User interface formatting–Bold formatting, Capitalization, Capitalization, Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Dialog box options, Document conventions in procedures, Document conventions, File names and extensions–Version identifiers, Version identifiers, Protocols, Practical issues of style, Capitalization–Title and heading style and conventions, Capitalization of feature names and technologies–Title capitalization, Capitalization of feature names and technologies–Title capitalization, Capitalization of feature names and technologies, Capitalization of titles and headings, Capitalization of titles and headings, Title capitalization–Capitalization and punctuation, Title capitalization, Title capitalization, Title capitalization, Capitalization and punctuation–Title and heading style and conventions, Capitalization and punctuation, Capitalization and punctuation, Title and heading style and conventions, Title and heading style and conventions, Title and heading style and conventions, Capitalization and punctuation, Format of cross-references–Marginal cross-references, Cross-references in “See also” sections, Marginal cross-references, Time zones, URLs, addresses–Title and heading style and conventions, Captions, Callouts, Colons, Em dash, Capitalization, Style of indexed keywords, achievement, web

achievements, achievement

callouts, Callouts

captions, Captions

colons, word following, Colons

consistent use, Practical issues of style

cross-references, Format of cross-references–Marginal cross-references, Cross-references in “See also” sections, Marginal cross-references

em dash and, Em dash

error message text, International considerations

features, Capitalization of feature names and technologies–Title capitalization, Title capitalization

file names and extensions, File names and extensions–Version identifiers, Version identifiers

following user interface, Dialog box options, Document conventions in procedures, Document conventions

gesture names, Gesture

headings, Capitalization of titles and headings

index entries, Capitalization

key names, Key names–Content for multiple platforms, Content for multiple platforms

menu and command names, Capitalization

online index entries, Style of indexed keywords

protocol names, Protocols

punctuation and, Capitalization and punctuation–Title and heading style and conventions, Title and heading style and conventions

table title and column headings, Capitalization and punctuation

technologies, Capitalization of feature names and technologies–Title capitalization, Title capitalization

time zones, Time zones

title capitalization, Title capitalization–Capitalization and punctuation, Capitalization and punctuation

titles, Capitalization of titles and headings

toolbar names and buttons, Style of toolbar names and buttons, Capitalization

URLs, Title and heading style and conventions, URLs, addresses–Title and heading style and conventions

user interface elements, User interface formatting–Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Bold formatting

voice commands, Speech–How to refer to mouse pointers, How to refer to mouse pointers

web-related words, web

Caps Lock key, Key names

captions, Captions, Captions, Captions

capitalization, Captions

punctuation, Captions

card, adapter, card

carriage return/line feed, carriage return/line feed

carry out, carry out vs. run

cascading menu, cascading menu

cascading style sheets, cascading style sheets, style sheet

catalog, catalog

category axis, category axis

caution, caution

cautions, Cautions, Page breaks

CBT, CBT

CD, CD, compact disc

CD case, CD case

CD key, CD key

CD-ROMs, citing, CD-ROMs and computer programs, examples

cellular, cellular

center around, center around

chapter, chapter

chapter titles, Document conventions, Structure and style of cross-references

character set, character set, code page

character-based application, MS-DOS-based program

chart, chart

charts and graphs, Accessible graphics and design

chat, chat

check and checked, check

check box, Other user interface elements, Other user interface elements, box, check, clear

check boxes, Dialog box options, shaded, uncheck, unmark, unselect

check in, check in

check mark, check

check marks, referring to, Style of toolbar names and buttons

checked command, check

child folder, child folder

choose, choose–Close button, Close button

chunking content, Make text scannable

citations, Bibliographies and citations–Page breaks, Citing electronic information, Page breaks

class libraries, documenting, Reference documentation–General guidelines, Reference topic titles, What to include in a reference topic, General guidelines

classes, formatting conventions, Document conventions

clauses, Machine translation syntax, When not to use commas, Semicolons, that vs. which–time-out, time out, time-out, time out

clear, User interface terminology, Dialog box options, check, clear, purge

Clear key, Key names

click, User interface syntax, Ribbon terminology, Toolbars, Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions, How to write procedure steps, choose, press, toggle

click and drag, drag

click in, click

click to remove the check mark, Style of toolbar names and buttons

clickstream, clickstream

clickthrough, clickthrough

client, client, computer

client area, desktop

client side, client side

client/server, client/server

clip art, clip art

Clipboard, Clipboard

close, close

Close button, Close button, exit

Close command, exit

closed captions, Video content for the web, Accessible webpages

cloud, Cloud computing style, cloud

Cloud Basics: Security in the Cloud, Make the right content choices

cloud computing, Document conventions, Cloud computing style–Standardization and consistency, Standardization and consistency, cloud, dynamic service capacity, hybrid cloud

terminology, Cloud computing style–Standardization and consistency, Standardization and consistency

cloud platform, Cloud terminology

cloud service, Cloud terminology

co-, co-

Code Complete (McConnell), Additional resources for writing code

code examples, What to include in a reference topic–Security, What to include in a reference topic, General guidelines, Code formatting and naming guidelines, Code formatting and naming guidelines, Code commenting guidelines, Security, Ellipses

ellipses in, Ellipses

formatting conventions, General guidelines

code page, character set, code page

code point, code point

code sample, Referring to code examples

codec, codec

coining new words, -able, -ible, e-words

collaborate, collaboration, and collaborator, collaborate, collaboration, collaborator

collapse, expand, collapse

colloquial expressions, avoiding, Global English syntax

colons, Capitalization and punctuation, Colons–Formatting semicolons, Formatting semicolons

color map, color map

colors, Global art, Accessible graphics and design

column format, column format

COM, COM

combo box, combo box

combo boxes, Other user interface elements, Dialog box options

Comma character, Special character names

command, command, menu item

command button, action button, command button, command button

command buttons, Dialog boxes, Other user interface elements, Capitalization

Command key, Key names

command line, command line

command links, Other user interface elements

command names, Document conventions in procedures

command prompt, command line, MS-DOS prompt

command syntax, Security, Command syntax, Line breaks

commands, Menus, Menus, Menu terminology, Style of menu names and commands, Toolbars, Toolbar Terminology, Speech–How to refer to mouse pointers, How to refer to mouse pointers, Capitalization, How to write procedure steps–Document conventions in procedures, Document conventions in procedures

capitalization guidelines, Capitalization

command separators, Menus

on menus, Menus

on toolbars, Toolbars

style of, Style of menu names and commands

unavailable, Menu terminology, Toolbar Terminology

user interactions with, How to write procedure steps–Document conventions in procedures, Document conventions in procedures

voice, Speech–How to refer to mouse pointers, How to refer to mouse pointers

commas, Commas in numbers, Commas–Apostrophes, When not to use commas, Apostrophes, Style and formatting

in index page references, Style and formatting

in numbers, Commas in numbers

comment, REM statement

comments, Blogs, What to include in a reference topic, Code commenting guidelines

communication, Bias-free communication–Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphism, Blogs, Blogs

bias free, Bias-free communication–Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphism

with customers, Blogs, Blogs

communications port, communications port

community cloud, Cloud terminology

community of influencers, Social Media Optimization (SMO)

community, web content for, Make the right content choices

community-contributed content, Community-provided content, Wikis, Content for a worldwide audience

compact disc, compact disc

CompactFlash, CompactFlash

company names, possessive forms, Apostrophes

compare to vs. compare with, compare to vs. compare with

compile, compile

complexity, dealing with, Attitude

Component Object Model, COM

compose, comprise

compound adjectives, punctuating, Hyphens, hyphenation, Hyphens, hyphenation, En dash

compound words, capitalizing, Title capitalization

comprise, comprise

computer, client, compare to vs. compare with, machine, PC, run vs. execute

Computer icon, Computer icon

computer-based training, CBT

concept papers, Make the right content choices

conclusions, organization of, Organize your text

confirmations, Confirmations–Other user interface elements, Confirmations, Other user interface elements

conjunctions, capitalization of, Title capitalization

connect, connect

consistency, Consistency–Parallelism in sentences, Parallelism in sentences

console, console

console applications, MS-DOS-based program

constants, formatting, Document conventions, Document conventions

construct names, Code formatting and naming guidelines

contact gestures, Gesture

contact information, including in content, Legal issues with worldwide content

contain, comprise

content, Sentence structure and grammatical choices, Content for the web–Legal considerations for web content, Make the right content choices–Make text scannable, Text for the web, Make text scannable, Organize your text, Organize your text, Video content for the web, Video content for the web, Wikis, Evaluate your content, Task analysis, Legal considerations for web content, Global English syntax–Print resources, Jargon, Testing for jargon, Global art, Web, software, and HTML issues, Legal issues with worldwide content, Print resources, Accessibility guidelines and requirements–Acceptable terminology, Accessible webpages, Acceptable terminology, Content for multiple platforms, Procedures and technical content–Readme files and release notes, Cloud terminology, Cloud terminology, What to include in a reference topic, General guidelines, Readme files and release notes, Readme files and release notes, Organizational guidelines

accessible, Accessibility guidelines and requirements–Acceptable terminology, Accessible webpages, Acceptable terminology

choices, Make the right content choices–Make text scannable, Make text scannable

customer interaction with, Wikis

evaluating, Task analysis

for multiple platforms, Content for multiple platforms

for the web, Content for the web–Legal considerations for web content, Text for the web, Video content for the web, Video content for the web, Evaluate your content, Legal considerations for web content

for worldwide audience, Global English syntax–Print resources, Jargon, Testing for jargon, Global art, Web, software, and HTML issues, Legal issues with worldwide content, Print resources

key point, focusing on, Organize your text

organizational guidelines, Organize your text, Organizational guidelines

structuring, Sentence structure and grammatical choices

technical, Procedures and technical content–Readme files and release notes, Cloud terminology, Cloud terminology, What to include in a reference topic, General guidelines, Readme files and release notes, Readme files and release notes

content types, Content for the web

Contents, table of contents

context menu, context menu

context, reducing ambiguity with, Precision

context-sensitive, context-sensitive

contiguous selection, contiguous selection

contractions, Contractions

control, control

control classes, formatting, Document conventions

Control key, Key names

Control Panel, Control Panel, Control Panel, applet

control panel items, Control Panel, How to write procedure steps

control-menu box, control-menu box

controls, Webpage controls, dialog boxes, and property sheets, Dialog boxes, Confirmations, Other user interface elements–Gesture, Other user interface elements, Other user interface elements, Gesture

referring to, Confirmations

conversational tone, Contractions

coordinate conjunctions, Machine translation syntax

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Time zones

copy, copy

copyright information, Global art, Legal issues with worldwide content, Readme files and release notes

corrupted, corrupted

could, can vs. may

country/region, country/region

country/region codes, Names and contact information

crash, crash, fail

criteria, criteria

critical process monitor, critical process monitor

critical section object, critical section object

critical update, Out-of-band release terminology, critical update

cross-platform, platform

cross-references, Consistency, Use links—lots of them, Cross-references–Notes, Cross-references, Structure and style of cross-references, Structure and style of cross-references–Format of cross-references, Structure and style of cross-references, Structure and style of cross-references, Structure and style of cross-references, Format of cross-references, Cross-references in “See also” sections, Cross-references in “See also” sections–Notes, Cross-references to art, Marginal cross-references, Marginal cross-references, Notes, Notes, Captions, Cross-references in indexes

in indexes, Cross-references in indexes

marginal, Cross-references in “See also” sections–Notes, Marginal cross-references, Notes

structure of, Consistency, Structure and style of cross-references, Structure and style of cross-references

style of, Structure and style of cross-references–Format of cross-references, Structure and style of cross-references, Format of cross-references

to art, Cross-references to art, Captions

Ctrl key, Key names

cultural bias, avoiding, Colloquialisms and idioms–Anthropomorphism, Do not use racial, cultural, sexual, and other stereotypes, Anthropomorphism

culturally sensitive terms, avoiding, Language

culture-specific references, avoiding, Global English syntax

curation of content, Content for a worldwide audience

current drive, current drive, drive

current folder, current folder

current vs. active, active vs. current

current window, current window

cursor, How to refer to mouse pointers, cursor, pointer, selection cursor

customer, end user, end-user

Customer Carewords: Top Task Management for Websites, Task analysis

customer feedback, Evaluate your content–Help users find your content, A/B testing, Help users find your content

cut, cut

cut-and-paste, cut–deaf or hard of hearing, deaf or hard of hearing

Cwalina, Krzysztof, Additional resources for writing code