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Salesforce Style Guide for Documentation and User Interface Text

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Winter '19 (API version 44.0)
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Summer '15 (API version 34.0)
Spring '15 (API version 33.0)
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Styles A-Z
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B
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E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
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Salesforce
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Salesforce Help
Screen Names
Screenshot, Screen Shot
Second Person, Third Person
Semicolons
Setup, Set Up
Sign up, Sign-Up
Slashes (/)
Smartphone
Sorry
Spacing
Subtab
Support Agent
Symbols
Sync
System Administrator
T
U
V
W
Glossary
PDF
Styles A-Z/S/Spacing

Spacing

  • Insert a space between a number and any multiple-letter abbreviation or unit symbol it modifies: 120 MB
  • Omit a space between a number and a single-letter abbreviation or unit symbol: 90%, 401(k)
  • When a measurement is used as an adjective, use a hyphen to connect the number to the measurement, as in 10-point type. Otherwise, don't use a hyphen.
  • Avoid using Nonbreaking Spaces.
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