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Writing Style Guide: introduction

The DHSV Writing Style Guide exists to maintain brand and foster a consistent style across all DHSV publications. It is designed to help staff write more efficiently and effectively and is the standard reference to prepare material for publication.

Writing in the DHSV style		Writing about DHSV
The DHSV style Capitals Headings Acronyms Abbreviations Job titles Bullet lists Punctuation Hyphens En dash (-) and Em dash (–) Numbers Dates and times References Terminology Non-discriminatory language Cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD)		Names Who we are Our vision, mission and values What we do Guiding policies and priorities Describing our programs Key messages Contact details

Finishing your document		Writing for the web
Editing Formatting How to use DHSV logos How to use RDHM logos Photographs and artwork DHSV Copyright Statement		Formatting for the web Writing for search engines Email auto-signature format

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