MIL-STD-38784 Manuals, Technical: General Style And Format RequirementsThis standard covers the general style and format requirements for the preparation of standard Technical Manuals \(TM\) and changes thereto intended for military applications. This includes all technical documents assigned a TM identification number and controlled by a TM management information system, or subject to requisition from an inventory control point. This standard provides for Standard Generalized Markup Language \(SGML\) Document Type Definition \(DTD\) usage \(see Appendices B through E\) required for electronic data delivery, including PDF. This standard supplements the performance of detail specifications used for specific TM types and related publications, but does not deliver any technical data. Unless specified otherwise herein, the examples at the end of this standard are typical and may be adapted to fit the specific equipment or situation being covered. All appendices are intended for compliance when applicable.

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corner of all pages. If the publication is jointly used, each Service s number shall be preixed with the

word Army, Navy, (NAVSEA), (NAVAIR), (SPAWARS), Marine Corps or Air Force as applicable. The

acquiring activity s TM identiication number shall be placed above the using activity s TM identiication

number. The using activity s numbers shall be in alphabetic sequence (by Service name) following the

acquiring activity s number. For example:

AI-F18AA-WRM-070

NAVY (NAVAIR)

ARMY

TM 11-1510-204-34

AIR FORCE

TO 21M-LGM30G-12

MARINE CORPS

TM-12345�OR. Etc

NAVY (NAVSEA)

SE211-FA-MMA-010/SPS-10A

(F) (M) Electronic presentation: TM identiication number shall appear in the title bar area of the viewer per

the requirements of MIL-DTL-87268, section 3.

4.2.2 Numbering of pages, tables, illustrations, footnotes and appendices.

4.2.2.1 Review draft copy. Print presentation: Page numbering techniques shall approximate that to be used

in the FRC. These page numbers are used only to establish the continuity of the RDC (see 3.2.29) and have

no bearing on page numbers which will appear later in the FRC.

4.2.2.2 PTM s and FRC s. Print presentation: (see 3.2.28 and 3.2.13) The page number shall be placed as

speciied in 4.2.1.4.2.1. However, when all the information for a 4 x 5�, 4 � x 7, 5 � x 7, 4 x 8 or

5 x 8 inch manual is placed horizontally on all pages, and all pages are arranged head to foot, the

page number shall be placed in the lower right corner of all pages.

4.2.2.2.1 Blank page number. Print presentation: A blank page shall be assigned a number but it shall

appear on the preceding or following page. For example: if page 10 of Chapter 1 is blank, page 9 shall

bear the number 1-9/(1-10 blank); if page 9 of Chapter 1 is blank, page 10 shall bear the number (1-9

blank)/1-10. When applicable, an added page, such as 1-10.1, shall show that 1-10.2 is blank.

4.2.2.2.2 Pages, tables and illustrations. Tables and illustrations shall be numbered consecutively within each

chapter. Manuals divided into chapters and, in turn, into sections, shall contain consecutively numbered

tables and illustrations for the entire chapter. Table and illustration numbers shall consist of two part

Arabic numerals separated by a hyphen. The irst part shall be the chapter number with the second part

being the order within the chapter. For example:

Number

Meaning

*Table 2-17. (Title)

Chapter 2, Table 17

*Figure 2-17. (Title)

Chapter 2, igure 17

†Figure 2-17. (Title) (Sheet 1 of 3)

Chapter 2, igure 17 is a multisheet (3 total)

illustration. Remaining sheets shall be numbered in

consecutive order; (Sheet 2) (Sheet 3) and so forth.

* Note that a manual may contain both a Table and a igure 2-17.

†Only the irst sheet of a multiple sheet illustration shall contain the total number of

sheets, i.e. Sheet 1 of 3.

(M) Consecutive running sheets shall be numbered (sheet 2 of 3,) (Sheet 3 of 3 ), etc.

See igure 38 & 39. (A) Place total sheet count on each sheet (e.g., igure # Title

(sheet 1 of 3, sheet 2 of 3, sheet 3 of 3).