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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This manual contains unveriied procedures. Unveriied procedures shall only be performed during

veriication, in accordance with TOs 00-5-1 and 00-5-3. Performance of unveriied procedures

can result in injury to personnel or damage to equipment.

b. Veriication status pages may be in contractor format but shall be tabular and include the TM

identiication number and date, change number and date, and TM management agency in the

heading. Columns shall include the paragraph/function/procedure number, veriication status, date

veriied and remarks. When speciied, additional columns may be included.

(F) Electronic presentation: Veriication status screen shall have check marking or similar user interface

capability for identifying veriied material within the electronic manual. This screen(s) shall immediately

follow the title screen as the next scrollable view. Upon completion of all veriication, the veriication

screen shall be removed.

a. The following warning shall be placed at the top center of each veriication status screen.

This manual contains unveriied procedures. Unveriied procedures shall only be performed during

veriication, in accordance with TOs 00-5-1 and 00-5-3. Performance of unveriied procedures

can result in injury to personnel or damage to equipment.

b. Veriication status screens may be in contractor format but shall be tabular and include the TM

identiication number and date, change number and date, and TM management agency in the

heading. Columns shall include the paragraph/function/procedure number, veriication status, date

veriied and remarks. When speciied, additional columns may be included.

4.5.5 Change record. Print presentation: (F) (M) (N) Unless otherwise speciied (see 6.2.aw.), a change

record, when included, shall be prepared in accordance with igure 14, and shall be included in each

separate volume. The change record should not back or be backed up. These pages shall not be numbered.

4.5.6 Table of contents. Print presentation: TOC contents shall be placed at the beginning of each

publication. A TOC listing parts, chapters, sections and paragraphs in the same order and with the exact

titles used in the text, with page number, shall be placed at the beginning of each publication. In

publications containing alphabetical indexes (see 4.2.9.8) only primary and irst subordinate paragraphs shall

be listed in the TOC. There shall be no TOC preceding individual parts, chapters or sections. Each manual

or volume in a set (see 3.2.26 and 3.2.37) of manuals shall contain its own TOC. Volume 1 or the irst

manual of the set shall contain a complete TOC covering the entire set. Entries shall indicate the volume in

which the referenced material appears; e.g. "Operating Instructions, Vol 1".

(F) (N) Layout shall conform to igure 16 except that a single column format shall be used when the

manual is prepared in single column.

(A) Layout shall conform to igure 17.

(M) Only the single column format shall be used. Acronyms shall not be used in the headings/titles

in the TOC. See igure 43.