Submit your style guide
When your guide launch is near, a Bloomberg Connects copy editor uses your organization's style guide to make final recommendations for consistency, clarity, and polish. The copy editor keeps your unique voice and style preferences.
It's helpful for your team to agree on a style guide early, so you can refer to it during onboarding and content development.
Choose a style guide
You have two options:
- Use your own institutional style guide: If your organization already has a style guide, share it with all colleagues working on your guide. Then submit a copy through the Style Survey. This way, your Connects guide feels like a natural part of your organization's messaging.
- Use the Connects style guide: If your organization does not have a style guide, it's okay! We encourage you to read through the recommendations in the Bloomberg Connects style guide before you begin.
Submit the Style Survey
After your team agrees on the style guide that you'll use, complete our Style Survey. All partners must submit this survey to enter the copyediting phase.
Though style guides are usually fairly extensive, the Style Survey helps clarify additional formatting and editorial preferences that may not be apparent.
Why is a style guide important?
A style guide outlines institutional standards for writing, formatting, and designing text for the public. At its most basic, a style guide includes standards for:
- Capitalization
- Punctuation
- Use of acronyms and abbreviations
- Treatment of numbers
- Caption formatting
- Citing sources