Contributor-index.md

Windows Server technical content contributors' guide index

Note

Where possible, guidance for Windows Server content follows Azure documentation guidance. Some of the links below lead to Azure content because the guidance is the same.

General guidance

• Contribute to Windows Server documentation

• Content channel guidance

• Style and voice

Authoring articles: tools, processes, guidance

• Tools and setup for authoring in GitHub

• Git commands to create or update an article

• File names and locations

• Metadata, product versioning, and trademarks

• Quality criteria for pull request review

• Linking guidelines

• Rename or retire an article

• How to undo almost anything with Git (GitHub blog)

Authoring articles: markdown

• Markdown syntax, OPS-supported Markdown extensions and HTML

  • Printable markdown cheatsheet
  • Create tables in markdown
  • Create images in markdown

• Metadata for Windows Server technical articles

Community management

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