S

SaaS (software as a service), software as a service (SaaS)

safe, Security

sample, sample vs. preview

sarcasm, avoiding, Attitude

save, save

scale up, scale up, upsize

scan line, scan line

scannable text, Make text scannable, Make text scannable, User interface text

scenario descriptions, Make the right content choices

scenarios, globalization of, Examples and scenarios

Schwartz, Marilyn, Do not use stereotypes of people with disabilities

screen, display, screen

screen readers, accessibility guidelines for, Accessible webpages

screen resolution, screen resolution

screen shots, localization and, Captions

screen-capture video, Make the right content choices, Make the right content choices

with procedural text, Make the right content choices

screened subnet, screened subnet

ScreenTip, Ribbons, ScreenTip

script, script, scripting language

script text, globalizing, Web, software, and HTML issues

scripting language, script, scripting language

scriptlet, script, scripting language

scroll, flick, scroll–security update, security update

scroll arrow, scroll bar, and scroll box, scroll arrow, scroll bar, scroll box

Scroll Lock key, Key names

scrolling marquees, avoiding, Accessible webpages

search, Help users find your content, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Links, Tags, search, search and replace

search and replace, search, search and replace

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Optimization (SEO)–Social Media Optimization (SMO), Links, Social Media Optimization (SMO), Social Media Optimization (SMO)

seasons, avoiding use of, Time and place

second person, use of, Sentence structure and grammatical choices

secondary menu, secondary menu

section (§), Captions

secure, Additional resources for writing code

security and security-related terms, General guidelines, Security–Command syntax, Security, Command syntax

code security, General guidelines

style guidelines, Security–Command syntax, Security, Command syntax

security patch, security patch

security update, Out-of-band release terminology, security patch

select, User interface syntax, Dialog box options, check, choose, select

Select key, Key names

selection cursor, select

selection, multiple, contiguous selection

semicolons, Punctuation, Semicolons

sensor procedures, referring to, Touch procedures

sentence fragments, limiting use, Global English syntax, Machine translation syntax

sentence-style capitalization, High-level UI text checklist, Capitalization of titles and headings, Titles and headings, Format of cross-references–Marginal cross-references, Cross-references in “See also” sections, Marginal cross-references, Captions

captions, Captions

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

titles and headings, Capitalization of titles and headings, Titles and headings

UI elements, High-level UI text checklist

sentences, Sentence structure and grammatical choices, Parallelism in sentences, Parallelism in sentences, Machine translation syntax, Accessible writing, Verbs and verb forms, Prepositions, Prepositions

length for translation, Machine translation syntax

parallelism in, Parallelism in sentences

prepositions in, Prepositions

structure of, Sentence structure and grammatical choices, Parallelism in sentences, Accessible writing

verbs, Verbs and verb forms

weak positions in, Prepositions

SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Search Engine Optimization (SEO)–Social Media Optimization (SMO), Social Media Optimization (SMO), Social Media Optimization (SMO)

series commas, When to use commas

serious problems, wording for, Attitude

server, computer

server names, punctuating, Slash mark

service names, Capitalization, Possessive nouns

service pack, Out-of-band release terminology, service pack, service pack

service-oriented architecture, Cloud terminology, service-oriented architecture

set, set up, setup, Setup–shell, set vs. specify, shell

set up, setup, and Setup, set up, setup, Setup

set-top box, set-top box

setting, set vs. specify

sexual orientation bias, avoiding, Bias-free communication–Anthropomorphism, Do not use racial, cultural, sexual, and other stereotypes, Anthropomorphism

shaded, dimmed, shaded–shortcut menu, shortcut menu

share this feature, Links

shell, shell

Shift key, Key names, Keyboard shortcuts

ship, ship

short words, use of, Language

shortcut, shortcut

Shortcut key, Names of keyboard “quick access” keys

shortcut key, fast key, shortcut key

shortcut menu, Kinds of menus, context menu, shortcut menu, shortcut menu

should, should vs. must–simply, simply

shut down, shutdown, and Shut Down, power down, power up, power off, power on, shut down, shutdown, Shut Down

sign in, sign out, sign on, and sign up, sign in, sign out, sign on, sign up–small caps, small caps

simply, simply

since vs. because, because vs. since

single quotation marks, Captions

singular noun forms, (s), (es)

site, site

site map, site map

size, size

slang, avoiding, Attitude, Do not use racial, cultural, sexual, and other stereotypes

slash mark (/), Fractions as words and decimals, Captions, Slash mark, carriage return/line feed

slate, slate

slider, progress indicator, scroll arrow, scroll bar, scroll box, slider–software-plus-services, software-plus-services

sliders, Property sheets

small caps, small caps

smart card and Smart Card, smart card, Smart Card

smartphone, mobile phone, smartphone

SMO (Social Media Optimization), Help users find your content, Social Media Optimization (SMO)

snap-in, console, snap-in

social media for wikis, Wikis

Social Media Optimization (SMO), Help users find your content, Social Media Optimization (SMO)

socioeconomic bias, avoiding, Bias-free communication–Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphism

soft copy, soft copy

software, ship

releasing, ship

software as a service (SaaS), Cloud terminology, software as a service (SaaS)

software restrictions, legal requirements of, Web, software, and HTML issues

software update, Out-of-band release terminology, bug fix, software update

software-plus-services, software-plus-services

solid-state drive (SSD), drive

song titles, formatting, Document conventions

sorry, Attitude

sound card, sound card

source material, citing, Bibliographies and citations–Page breaks, Citing electronic information, Page breaks, Page breaks

SP, service pack

Spacebar key, Key names

spaces, En dash

spam, spam

special character names, Special character names

special characters, Sort order, Special characters

special offers, legal considerations, Legal issues with worldwide content

specification, specification

specify, set vs. specify–shell, set vs. specify, shell

speech recognition, Speech–How to refer to mouse pointers, How to refer to mouse pointers

Speed key, Names of keyboard “quick access” keys

speed key, speed key

spell check, spelling checker

spelling checker, spelling checker

spelling errors, avoiding, Machine translation syntax

spider, spider

spin box, Other user interface elements, spin box

split bar, split bar

split box, split bar

split buttons, Toolbar Terminology

spoofing, spoofing–start, Start (the menu), start, Start (the menu)

spreadsheet, spreadsheet

spyware, spyware

SQL, SQL

SQL Server, SQL Server–status bar, status bar

stand-alone, stand-alone

Standard English, Machine translation syntax, Capitalization

standard legal language, use of, Legal issues with worldwide content

Standard toolbar, Toolbar Terminology

start, boot, initialize, start, Start (the menu)

Start (the menu), start, Start (the menu)

Start key, Names of keyboard “quick access” keys

start page, start page

Start screen on Windows Phone, Start screen and Tiles

start up and startup, startup, start up–style sheet, style sheet

startup disk, bootable disk

state or province, Names and contact information

statements, formatting conventions, Document conventions

status bar, status bar

stereotypes, avoiding, Do not use racial, cultural, sexual, and other stereotypes–Anthropomorphism, Do not use stereotypes of people with disabilities, Anthropomorphism

stop, abort, stop

stop responding, crash

storage, storage, storage device

storage device, storage, storage device

straight quotation marks, Names of special characters, Quotation marks

stream and streaming, stream, streaming

stretch, stretch

strike, strike

strikethrough, strikethrough

strings, formatting, Document conventions

struct, struct

structures, formatting, Document conventions

style, Microsoft style and voice, Grammar–Dangling and misplaced modifiers, Voice, Voice, Mood, Subjunctive mood, Dangling and misplaced modifiers, Punctuation–Formatting punctuation, Formatting semicolons, Placement of quotation marks, Ellipses, Formatting punctuation

grammatical issues, Grammar–Dangling and misplaced modifiers, Voice, Voice, Mood, Subjunctive mood, Dangling and misplaced modifiers

punctuation issues, Punctuation–Formatting punctuation, Formatting semicolons, Placement of quotation marks, Ellipses, Formatting punctuation

voice, establishing, Microsoft style and voice

style sheet, style sheet

sub-, sub-

subaddress, subaddress

subclass, subclass

subdirectory, child folder

subfolder, child folder

subheadings in web content, Make text scannable

subjunctive mood, Mood–Plural nouns, Subjunctive mood, Plural nouns

submenu, hierarchical menu, submenu

submenus, running commands on, Folders and icons

subordinate, master/slave

such as, like

suffixes, -able, -ible

Super VGA and SVGA, Super VGA, SVGA

supplementary information, documenting, Multiple input methods and branching within procedures

supportive tone of communication, Attitude

surf, surf

Surround Video, panorama

suspended compound adjectives, Hyphens, hyphenation

swipe, Sensor procedures, swipe–sync, sync

switch, switch, toggle

switches, formatting, Document conventions, Document conventions

symbols, Special character names, symbol–sync, symbol, sync

for special characters, Special character names

sync, sync

syntax, Consistency, User interface elements–Ribbons, Ribbons

user interface, User interface elements–Ribbons, Ribbons

sysop, sysop

system, sysop

system administrator, administrator, sysop

system commands, formatting, Document conventions

system disk, bootable disk

system prompt, system prompt

system requirements, referring to, greater, better

system responses, describing, Supplementary information and text within procedures

system software, system

system tray, system tray

system-level features, configuring, Control Panel