Creating and writing procedural guides for multiple audiences is a huge part of technical writing. This can mean readers that are new users, power users, engineers, administrators, or even system integrators should be able to use your material wherever and whenever they need it. Each information should be distilled to its most basic structure to make it easy to follow. Eliminate confusion with the careful selection of words. Enable translation using the most appropriate sentence construction from the beginning.
Standards Used
The following are the standards that I have used in all of my technical documentation projects:
The Microsoft Writing Style Guide
This style guide brings a standard of communication in writing materials for software. It is comprehensive as it prescribes a writing style and terminology for all communication—whether an app, a website, or a white paper.
Oracle Documentation Standards
Alongside the MS Documentation Standards, I also use the Oracle Documentation Standards Style Guide. This focuses more on translatability and clarity of delivery.
