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Styleworks makes building house styles and style sheets for PerfectIt easier than ever before.

When working with AI, it is tempting to assume that typos are no longer a problem. The prose looks clean. The sentences are well-formed. There are no obvious stumbles. But this assumption misunderstands two things: the nature of AI writing, and the nature of workflow, especially when it comes to consistency.

Artificial intelligence has unleashed a flood of content. Large language models and other generative tools can draft blog posts, social media updates and marketing emails in seconds. This acceleration is exciting, but it brings a new challenge: how do organizations make sure that the avalanche of AI generated words still sound like them?

Learn how to avoid upsetting your clients by correctly spelling brand names, using proper punctuation, and ensuring cultural sensitivity. PerfectIt can help!

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You know how to capitalize in title case (also known as headline style), right? Let’s have a little fun. Which of these titles are capitalized correctly according to The Chicago Manual of Style? 

If Microsoft were to produce an editorial style guide, what would you expect it to be like? Well, guess what.Microsoft has a style guide, and the three words that best describe its approach are “friendly,” “human,” and “caring.”

The holiday season, celebrated around the world in countless ways, offers us a wonderful opportunity to appreciate the linguistic and cultural richness that defines our global community. 

Microsoft Word. It’s not just a word processor; it’s a vast ocean of features, many of which remain undiscovered by even seasoned users.

Most people wade into the shallows to update a résumé or draft a quick letter. But for those who are ready to explore deeper, there’s a world of advanced tools and hidden gems waiting to transform the way you work.

The biggest news in PerfectIt 6 (at least for style manual geeks like us) is the launch of the Microsoft Writing Style Guide in PerfectIt together with the update for The Chicago Manual of Style, 18^th Edition. We have an entirely separate article about the improvements to PerfectIt styles here. But that’s just the beginning! There’s so much more packed into this new release! We’ve worked hard to add something for everyone.

We partnered with Microsoft to introduce the Microsoft Writing Style Guide in PerfectIt. It’s available to all users in Perfect 6 and PerfectIt Cloud at no additional cost. 

And that’s not the only new style manual included in our new release! PerfectIt 6 now includes The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition. CMOS Online Subscribers get access to rule changes and revisions with the upgrade to PerfectIt 6. 

PerfectIt is an add-in for Microsoft Word (and now PowerPoint). If you didn’t know that by now, what have you been doing all this time? Given this, it would make sense that we would collaborate with Microsoft to develop a PerfectIt style based on the Microsoft Writing Style Guide (MWSG). And guess what? We have!

But let's be completely honest – keeping up with the intricacies of style and grammar can feel like a full-time job. And it is – it's The Chicago Manual of Style’s job.

Here are some of the biggest additions, revisions, and fine-tuning that we’ve undertaken over the last few months to bring PerfectIt up to date with the release of the 18th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style.

Edits of texts by multilingual writers can be heavy, depending on the author’s level of English proficiency. It’s easy to misunderstand their intention or unintentionally erode their voice through personal biases or assumptions. It’s a delicate balancing act between preserving the diversity of multilingual writers’ expression and experience, and ensuring that writing is clear, relevant, and accessible for the audience. This article explores how AI can help editors working with multilingual authors.