P

p-code, p-code

P.M., A.M., P.M.

PaaS (platform as a service), platform as a service (PaaS)

page, page

page breaks, Page breaks–Line breaks, Page breaks, Line breaks

page descriptions, Links

Page Down key, Key names

page elements, capitalizing, Capitalization

page layout, Page layout–Marginal notes, Page breaks–Line breaks, Page breaks, Line breaks–Marginal notes, Line breaks, Line breaks, Marginal notes, Marginal notes, Marginal notes, Index subentries

indexes, Index subentries

line breaks, Line breaks–Marginal notes, Marginal notes

marginal notes, Marginal notes

page breaks, Page breaks–Line breaks, Line breaks

page loading times, Global art

Page Up key, Key names

pages, Make text scannable, Web, software, and HTML issues, Web, software, and HTML issues

size, minimizing, Web, software, and HTML issues

text and graphics load order, Web, software, and HTML issues

text placement, Make text scannable

palette, palette

pan, pan

pane, pane

panes, formatting, Bold formatting

panorama, panorama

paper size, 8.5-by-11-inch paper

paragraph mark (¶), Names of special characters

parallel structure, Sentence structure and grammatical choices, Parallelism in lists, Parallelism in lists, Parallelism in procedures, Parallelism in sentences, Parallelism in sentences, How to write procedure steps, Title and heading style and conventions, Lists–Bulleted lists, Bulleted lists, Content, different

comparative statements, different

headings, Title and heading style and conventions

lists, Parallelism in lists, Lists–Bulleted lists, Bulleted lists

procedures, Parallelism in procedures, How to write procedure steps

sentences, Parallelism in sentences

table entries, Content

use of, Sentence structure and grammatical choices, Parallelism in lists, Parallelism in sentences

parameter, argument vs. parameter, parameter

vs. argument, argument vs. parameter

parent/child, parent/child

parentheses (()), Phone numbers, Names of special characters, Parentheses, Parentheses, parenthesis, parentheses

in telephone numbers, Phone numbers

parenthesis, parenthesis, parentheses

parts of speech, capitalizing, Title capitalization–Capitalization and punctuation, Capitalization and punctuation

passive voice, Grammar, Agreement, International considerations

use of, Agreement, International considerations

patch, patch

patch management, patch management

patching, patching

path, path–pen, pen

Pause key, Key names

PC, computer, PC–pen, pen

PC Card, PC Card vs. PCMCIA

PCMCIA, PC Card vs. PCMCIA

pen, pen

pen computing, referring to, Pen-computing procedures

people names, Names and contact information

in globalized content, Names and contact information

people with disabilities, Accessible content–Acceptable terminology, Accessible webpages, Accessible writing, Acceptable terminology, assistive, deaf or hard of hearing

assistive devices, assistive

deaf, hard of hearing, deaf or hard of hearing

per, per–photo, percent, percentage, photo

percent sign (%), Names of special characters, percent, percentage

percentage, percent, percentage

perimeter network, demilitarized zone, perimeter network, screened subnet

Period character, Special character names

periods, Periods–When not to use commas, Periods, When not to use commas

formatting, Periods

peripheral, peripheral

permissions, permissions, rights

personal information, collecting from worldwide audience, Names and contact information–Web, software, and HTML issues, Names and contact information, Web, software, and HTML issues

phone, cellular, phone, smartphone

phone numbers, Phone numbers–Time zones, Fictitious phone numbers, Time zones

phones, referring to, Content for multiple platforms

photo, photo

photocopy, copy

phrases, Machine translation syntax

linking, Machine translation syntax

physical vulnerability, vulnerability

pi (p), Names of special characters

pin, pin–Plug and Play, Plug and Play

pinch, pinch

ping and PING, ping, PING

pipe, pipe

pipe (|), Names of special characters

pixel, pixel

place names, legal restrictions on, Legal issues with worldwide content

place, globalization of, Time and place–Names and contact information, Time and place, Names and contact information

placeholder, placeholder

placeholders, Document conventions in procedures, x

formatting conventions, Document conventions in procedures

x, x

Plain Language Action Network, Additional globalization resources

plain language, use of, Language, Organize your text

plain text and plaintext, plaintext vs. plain text

platform, platform

platform as a service (PaaS), Cloud terminology, platform as a service (PaaS)

platform requirements, documenting, What to include in a reference topic

playlist, playlist

please, Attitude

Plug and Play, Plug and Play–pop-up, Plug and Play, pop-up

plug-in, plug-in

plural word forms, Plural nouns–Possessive nouns, Plural nouns, International considerations, Possessive nouns, Table of acronyms and other abbreviations

acronyms, Table of acronyms and other abbreviations

international considerations, International considerations

plus or minus sign (±), Names of special characters

plus sign (+), Names of special characters, software-plus-services

Plus Sign character, Special character names

podcasts, Make the right content choices

point to, Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions, point to

pointer, arrow pointer, point to, selection cursor

pointers, How to refer to the mouse–Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions, Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions, I-beam

I-beam, I-beam

referring to, How to refer to the mouse–Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions, Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions

pointing device, pointer

points, use of, Menus

polite tone of communication, Attitude

pop-up, pop-up–post office vs. postoffice, pop-up, post office vs. postoffice

pop-up list, pop-up

pop-up menu, pop-up

pop-up window, dialog box, pop-up

port, port

portable computer, portable computer, tablet, tablet PC

Porter, Alan, Wikis

portrait orientation, portrait orientation

possessive word forms, Style of toolbar names and buttons, Possessive nouns–Possessive nouns, Possessive nouns, Apostrophes–Colons, Apostrophes, Apostrophes, Colons

nouns, Possessive nouns–Possessive nouns, Possessive nouns

pronouns, Apostrophes

toolbars and toolbar buttons, Style of toolbar names and buttons

post office and postoffice, post office vs. postoffice

postal code, Names and contact information, ZIP Code

pound sign (#), pound key, pound sign (#)

power cord, power cord

power down, power up, power off, and power on, power down, power up, power off, power on

power user, power user

pre-, pre-

preceding, above, preceding

predicate adjectives, hyphenating, Hyphens, hyphenation

Preface, Preface

prefixes, Prefixes

prepositions, Capitalization of titles and headings, Prepositions, save

capitalization, Capitalization of titles and headings

save, for use with, save

present tense, Sentence structure and grammatical choices, Verbs and verb forms

press, Pen-computing procedures, depress, hit, press–print, printout, press, print, printout

vs. hit, hit

Press, press

press and drag, drag

press and hold, Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions, press

preview, beta, sample vs. preview

previous, above, earlier

print, print, printout

print queue, print queue

Print Screen key, Key names

printed materials, Citing books and printed articles–CD-ROMs and computer programs, examples, Books, general bibliographic style, Books, examples, CD-ROMs and computer programs, examples, Page breaks–Line breaks, Line breaks–Marginal notes, Line breaks, Marginal notes, Indexes and keywords–Keywords and online index entries, Keywords and online index entries

bibliographic style, Books, general bibliographic style

citing, Citing books and printed articles–CD-ROMs and computer programs, examples, Books, examples, CD-ROMs and computer programs, examples

indexing, Indexes and keywords–Keywords and online index entries, Keywords and online index entries

line breaks, Line breaks–Marginal notes, Marginal notes

page breaks, Page breaks–Line breaks, Line breaks

printout, print, printout

privacy laws, considering, Legal issues with worldwide content

private, Security

private cloud, Cloud terminology, private cloud, hosted private cloud

privileges, permissions, privileges

procedures, Sentence structure and grammatical choices, Make the right content choices, Accessible writing, Ribbon terminology, Style of menu names and commands, Backstage view, Bold formatting–Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Procedures, How to format procedures, How to format procedures–How to write procedure steps, Multiple-step procedures–Supplementary information and text within procedures, Multiple-step procedures, Multiple-step procedures, Multiple-step procedures, Multiple-step procedures, Multiple-step procedures–Document conventions in procedures, Multiple-step procedures, Multiple-step procedures, How to write procedure steps, How to write procedure steps, Right angle brackets for menu items, Document conventions in procedures–Mouse procedures, Document conventions in procedures, Document conventions in procedures, Mouse procedures, Mouse procedures, Pen-computing procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures–Supplementary information and text within procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures–Supplementary information and text within procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures, Supplementary information and text within procedures, Supplementary information and text within procedures, Supplementary information and text within procedures, Supplementary information and text within procedures, Title and heading style and conventions, Numbered lists, Imperative mood

Backstage view, referring to, Backstage view

bold formatting, Bold formatting–Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Bold formatting

command name style, Style of menu names and commands

document conventions, Document conventions in procedures–Mouse procedures, Mouse procedures

heading style, Title and heading style and conventions

imperative mood, Sentence structure and grammatical choices, Imperative mood

mouse actions, referring to, Mouse procedures

multiple input methods, documenting, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures–Supplementary information and text within procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures, Supplementary information and text within procedures

multiple ways to perform, documenting, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures–Supplementary information and text within procedures, Supplementary information and text within procedures

multiple-step, How to format procedures–How to write procedure steps, How to write procedure steps

number of steps, Accessible writing

numbered lists for, How to format procedures, Numbered lists

parallel structure, Multiple-step procedures

placement on page or screen, Multiple-step procedures

preferred method, documenting, Procedures

punctuation, Multiple-step procedures

ribbon, referring to, Ribbon terminology

setting off from text, Multiple-step procedures

single-step, Multiple-step procedures

style guidelines, Multiple-step procedures–Supplementary information and text within procedures, Multiple-step procedures, How to write procedure steps, Right angle brackets for menu items, Document conventions in procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures, Supplementary information and text within procedures

supplementary information, Supplementary information and text within procedures

touch, referring to, Pen-computing procedures

with screen shots, Make the right content choices

writing steps of, Multiple-step procedures–Document conventions in procedures, Document conventions in procedures

product claims, legal restrictions on, Legal issues with worldwide content

product documentation, procedures in, Procedures

product ID, product ID

product information, Make the right content choices

product key, CD key, product ID

product names, Capitalization, Organizational guidelines–How to punctuate lists, How to punctuate lists

capitalization conventions, following, Capitalization

Microsoft in, Organizational guidelines–How to punctuate lists, How to punctuate lists

product vulnerability, vulnerability

products, Accessible writing, Version identifiers–Out-of-band release terminology, Version identifiers, General guidelines, Out-of-band release terminology, higher, lay out, laid out, layout

text descriptions, Accessible writing

version information, Version identifiers–Out-of-band release terminology, Version identifiers, General guidelines, Out-of-band release terminology, higher, lay out, laid out, layout

program, applet, program vs. application–property sheet, property page, property sheet, property page

vs. application, program vs. application–property sheet, property page, property sheet, property page

program file, application file, program file

program input, monospace font for, Document conventions in procedures

programmer, application developer

programming elements, Cloud terminology–What to include in a reference topic, Reference topic titles, What to include in a reference topic, What to include in a reference topic, What to include in a reference topic, What to include in a reference topic, What to include in a reference topic, What to include in a reference topic, What to include in a reference topic, What to include in a reference topic, Code examples

code examples, Code examples

declaration/syntax, What to include in a reference topic

exceptions, What to include in a reference topic

parameters, What to include in a reference topic

permissions, What to include in a reference topic

reference documentation on, Cloud terminology–What to include in a reference topic, Reference topic titles, What to include in a reference topic

references or links, What to include in a reference topic

remarks, What to include in a reference topic

requirements, What to include in a reference topic

programming language constructs, documenting, Reference documentation–General guidelines, Reference topic titles, What to include in a reference topic, Code examples, General guidelines

programs, Folders and icons, Books, examples, exit, running foot, running head

citing, Books, examples

exiting, exit

running, running foot, running head

starting, Folders and icons

progress bars, Other user interface elements

progress indicator, progress indicator

progressive disclosure controls, Other user interface elements

prohibition sign, prohibition sign

prompt, prompt

pronoun-antecedent agreement, Agreement

pronouns, Global English syntax, Capitalization of titles and headings, International considerations, Possessive nouns, Possessive nouns

apostrophes in, Possessive nouns

based on possessives, Possessive nouns

capitalization, Capitalization of titles and headings

masculine and feminine, International considerations

optional, Global English syntax

prop, prop

properties, properties

property page and property sheet, property sheet, property page

property sheets, Property sheets–How to refer to Backstage view, Property sheets, How to refer to Backstage view

property values, documenting, What to include in a reference topic

protect, Security

protected mode, protected mode

protocols, referring to, Out-of-band release terminology

public cloud, Cloud terminology, public cloud

publishing web content, Content for the web

pull quotes, pull quote

pull-down, pull-down

punctuation, Punctuation, Punctuation, Punctuation, Global English syntax, Machine translation syntax, Key names, How to write procedure steps, Title and heading style and conventions, Lists–Bulleted lists, Bulleted lists, Capitalization and punctuation, Fractions as words and decimals, URLs, addresses, URLs, addresses, Captions, Callouts, Punctuation–Formatting punctuation, Periods, When to use commas–Apostrophes, Apostrophes–Colons, Apostrophes, Colons, Semicolons, Semicolons, Quotation marks, Placement of quotation marks, Placement of quotation marks, Parentheses, Hyphens, hyphenation–Hyphens, hyphenation, Hyphens, hyphenation, Hyphens, hyphenation, Dashes–Ellipses, Ellipses, Ellipses, Slash mark, Formatting punctuation, Sort order

apostrophes, Apostrophes–Colons, Colons

callouts, Callouts

capitalization and, Title and heading style and conventions

captions, Captions

commas, When to use commas–Apostrophes, Apostrophes

dashes, Dashes–Ellipses, Ellipses

errors of, avoiding, Machine translation syntax

exclamation points, Punctuation

formatting, Key names

fractions, Fractions as words and decimals

hyphens, Hyphens, hyphenation–Hyphens, hyphenation, Hyphens, hyphenation, Hyphens, hyphenation

lists, Lists–Bulleted lists, Bulleted lists

optional, Global English syntax

parentheses, Parentheses

periods, Periods

placement, Placement of quotation marks

procedures, How to write procedure steps

quotation marks, Quotation marks

semicolons, Punctuation, Semicolons

slash mark, Slash mark

sort order, Sort order

tables, Capitalization and punctuation

URLs, URLs, addresses, URLs, addresses

purge, purge

push button and push-button, push button, push-button–range selection, radio button, range selection

push-to-talk, push-to-talk