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  • BS 4884-3:1993

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    Technical manuals. Guide to presentation

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-10-2012

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-06-1993

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Guide
    1. Scope
    2. References
    3. Definitions
    4. Planning for production
    5. Production of original
    6. Production of copies
    7. Binding
    8. Colour
    9. Balance of text and illustrations
    10. Typographic design
    11. Numbering
    12. Headings
    13. Text
    14. Warnings, cautions and notes
    15. Illustrations
    16. Cover and spine
    17. Preliminary pages
    18. End matter
    Annex
    A. (informative) Bibliography
    Figure
    1. Structured part number
    List of references

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    Gives advice on the presentation of information in technical manuals. Coverage includes methods of production, layout of text and illustrations, methods of numbering and use of colour. Also includes binding, colour, typographic design, headings, end matter, and preliminary pages.

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    Committee GEL/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 4884-2(1974) & 92/69132 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 8210:1986 Guide to building maintenance management
    BS 7373-1:2001 Guide to the preparation of specifications Guide to preparation
    BS 4884-1:1992 Technical manuals Specification for presentation of essential information
    BS 5261-1:2000 Copy preparation and proof correction Design and layout of documents
    BS 7373(1998) : 1998 AMD 13203 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS - GUIDE TO PREPARATION
    BS 4884-2:1993 Technical manuals Guide to content
    BS 3811:1993 Glossary of terms used in terotechnology
    BS 3843-3:1992 Guide to terotechnology (the economic management of assets) Guide to the available techniques

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    BS 5641:1982 Recommendations for loose-leaf publications
    BS 3811:1984 Glossary of maintenance management terms in terotechnology
    BS 5444:1977 Recommendations for preparation of copy for microcopying
    BS 7649:1993 Guide to the design and preparation of documentation for users of application software
    BS 7581:1992 Guide to presentation of tables and graphs
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