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1. 21 I I I I I I I I I I I I LL LL dd mn 22 Examples of sorted vvords 1 Aaron aksje ala alltid andere andere chemin cot cote cot cucet eller hi a hver irdisch lama lire l ug l za lukte lut l vi L wen lu L beck lydig lykke lyve m ta M nner 23 mir mochten myndig over pint pifia pylon savoir samtlich Sao Paulo service Sietla skjul subtil symbol Slub Saran Serbura tre tsjekkisk v ga verkehrt vaffel VOX xylofon yen yuan yucca ZOO Zurich Zviedrija zysk ZZ zzlz zznj ZZNZ zal Zena Zen va rend rebro verst rlig Aashild 24 atti Geopolitical Concerns Part of the cultural adaptation of the US product to a specific market is the resolving of geopolitical issues While the US product should have been designed and developed with neutrality and a global audience in mind the localized product should respond2. en kalender kalenderen kalendere kalenderne en parameter parameteren parametere parameterne 34 Prepositions Pay attention to the correct use of the preposition in translations Note in particular that pa is not to be used after klikke and trykke farge innholdet i filen 1 dokumentet pa utklippstavlen pa harddisken installere pa nettverket fra CD ROMen klikke en knapp without preposition museknappen without preposition i et vindu i et felt i rullefeltet noe p lysbildet noe p verkt ylinjen lagre i en mappe p en harddisk skrive 1 et dokument 1 et felt p figuren 35 st v re p menyen trykke en tast without preposition FI without preposition utseende velge p menyen fra listen Pronouns See Possessive adjectives Punctuation General punctuation rules should be followed Please refer to Vinje s Skriveregler Comma When a comma is optional we usually include it This applies to short conjunctive main clauses particularly imperative clauses Merk et emne og klikk Vis Colon Use a colon before examples and instructions for clarification I dette kapitlet beskrives hvordan du kan gj re f lgende Kontrollere stavem te Bruke synonymordboken Try to make the sentence following a colon into an independent clause and follow the rule about using a capital letter after a colon Semicolon 36 Semicolons are
3. En Dash In English the en dash ANSI 0150 is used as a minus sign usually with spaces before and after The en dash is also used in number ranges such as those specifying page numbers No spaces are used around the en dash in this case Note that Norwegian Bokm l uses a hyphen in these two cases En dashes tankestreker can be used instead of parentheses or instead of commas around appositional phrases It should always be surrounded by spaces Do not exaggerate the use of en dashes Commas are often better Em Dash The em dash ANSI 0151 is used in English but never in Norwegian Bokm l Ellipses Suspension Points Ellipses are often used following software commands in the user interface Do not insert a space before an ellipsis Lagre som Suspension points are used to indicate an incomplete statement or the omission of a word or words from a written text These are to be preceded by a space Example Lagre filen i denne mappen hvis du vil Period This section does not apply to Norwegian Bokm l Quotation Marks 40 Quotation marks are not as common in Norvvegian Bokmal as they are in English They can be used when referring to error messages or similar but not in the follovving cases Quotation marks are not to be used when referring to software references or to chapters or sections in Norvvegian Bokmal user assistance material Please see Deleting files Se Slette filer Click Table on t
4. Updating Inbox 257 KB E E Connected to Microsoft Exchange Norwegian Bokmal Style in Status bar Messages In English the status bar messages have different forms dependent on the information they must convey In Norwegian Bokmdl menu and commands status bar messages should follow the format below ian Bokmal N ian Bokmal Stat NDER Bona Category English Status Bar message Senne Name Bar message Redi Inneholder kommandoer f Edit SE Contains editing commands nn n nn redigering Copy to Kopier til mappe Copies the selected items to Kopierer valgte elementer til menu Folder another location en annen plassering VVord is converting the Dokumentet konverteres document Press Esc to stop Trykk ESC for avbryte LP The importance of standardization In the US product you can often find messages that are phrased differently even though they have the same meaning Try to avoid this in the localized Norwegian Bokmil version Use one standard translation as in the examples below English term Correct Norwegian Bokmal translation Press FI to get Help Trykk F1 hvis du vil ha hjelp If you want Help press F1 To get Help press F1 Not enough memory Ikke nok minne Insufficient memory There is not enough memory Save changes to 1 Vil du lagre endringer i 1 Do you want to save changes to 1 Error Messages What Is An Error Message Here is an example 55 Kan ikke fullfere handlingen fordi filen er pen
5. ma mo Conjugation of some frequently used verbs 42 When using s verbs passive voice in the present tense monosyllabic words take the short form and multisyllabic words take the long form with a few exceptions gis tas trengs finnes skrives synes sies ses ikke sees Continuous operations are usually expressed in English with a gerund This can also be used in Norwegian Bokm l but is often turned into a regular verb form Editing images Redigere bilder when saving your document ved lagring av dokumentet nar du lagrer dokumentet Norwegian Bokmal ing verbs are used to refer to an action whereas ning and sjon are nominal forms generally used to refer to the result of an action Exception We always use installasjon never installering even when referring to the action publication publisering action publikasjon result 43 during the program installation ved installasjon av programmet VVord Order This section does not apply to Norvvegian Bokmal 44 Style and Tone Considerations This section focuses on higher level considerations for audience style tone and voice Audience A product may be targeted at individual consumers businesses or internet audiences When localizing a product please always keep in mind the target user audience and address the intended user vvith the appropriate tone and level of grammar and formality as well as reading level e g te
6. Other accented characters are equal vvith non accented characters so and e are equal Sorting rules 5 Non alphabetical characters i e symbols like sort before the letters of the alphabet 6 Digits sort after the non alphabetical characters and before the letters of the alphabet 7 Double a aa Aa AA aA sorts as ALA a b c d e f g h i J K l m n O p q T S t u V W X Y Z a Character sorting order I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I L I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
7. Refer to http msdn microsoft com library aa511258 aspx for a detailed explanation of the Windows user interface guidelines English User Interface The following are some standard translations for basic UI elements and menus When in doubt always check the context to ensure the correct translation e e CE ee 0 mm e e __ _ e e e LL mm wr ee Ke si Formatting toolbar formateringsverktgylinjen Toolbars are referred to generically in Norvvegian Bokmal mm mM La OK OK sei 4 ES NN ZE I iO E LLL e I e ee Standard toolbar standardverktgylinjen Toolbars are referred to generically in Norwegian Bokmal Start button startknappen Start Do not use Start knappen 53 Messages Messages need to be clear and concise and convey the same meaning as the source text Status Messages What is a Status Bar Message A status bar message is an informational message about the active document or a selected command as vvell as about any active or selected interface item Messages are shown in the status bar at the bottom of the window when the user has chosen a menu a command or any other item or has started a function The status bar messages refer to actions being performed or already complete for example in Outlook below Download Full Items Download Header and then Full Items Download Header On Slow Connections Only Download Headers Wiork Offline
8. Y Z wm e TT Upper case characters _ J I 1 1 1 Unicode codes I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ala I I I I I I I I I L _ I 2 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ala I I I I I I I I I The Norwegian alphabet does not contain a A 4 A 6 E 0 but the characters are used in the language The Norwegian alphabet contains 29 letters Date Additional Long Date Format 1 12 Example a
9. content is required or not e g Visual Studio Recurring Patterns This section does not apply to Norvvegian Bokmal Standardized Translations There are a number of standardized translations mentioned in all sections of this Style Guide In order to find them more easily the most relevant topics and sections are compiled here for you reference Country Region Standards currency numbers dates etc Prepositions use of prepositions Abbreviations list of common abbreviations Messages list of standard messages Frequent Errors list of frequent errors Unlocalized Items Trademarked names and the name Microsoft Corporation should not be localized A list of Microsoft trademarks is available for your reference at the following location http www microsoft com trademarks t mark names htm The following is a list of UI words that are written the same way in the target language as in English 50 Data Database Datatype Digital ID Driver DVD Gatevvay Logging Logo Modem O A Parameter Problem Program Proxy Send Server Side Standard Start Status Stereo Sum Symbol SI Using the Word Microsoft In English it is prohibited to use MS as an abbreviation for Microsoft The same rule applies to Norwegian Bokm l Software Considerations This section refers to all menus menu items commands buttons check boxes etc which should be consistently translated in the localized product
10. i Microsoft Office Word Lukk filen og pr v p nytt test rtf E Type Rich Text Format Stgrrelse 31 4 kB Dato endret 17 12 2010 11 35 Error messages are messages sent by the system or a program informing the user that there is an error that must be corrected in order for the program to keep running For example the messages can prompt the user to take an action or inform the user of an error that requires rebooting the computer Norwegian Bokmal Style in Error Messages It is important to use consistent terminology and language style in the localized error messages and not just translate as they appear in the US product Standard Phrases in Error Messages When translating standard phrases standardize Note that sometimes the US uses different forms to express the same thing Cannot Use the present tense in Norwegian Could not Kan ikke Bokm l Failed to Cannot find Use the present tense in Norvvegian Bokmal Could not find Finner ikke Unable to find 56 Omit the program name from the lt ProgramName gt cannot open Kan ikke apne Norvvegian Bokmal version to avoid personalization Not enough memory Insufficient memory Ikke nok minne There is not enough memory There is not enough memory available Error Messages Containing Placeholders When localizing error messages containing placeholders try to find out what vvill replace the placeho
11. minus sign which is an ordinary hyphen and NOT the en dash is used Note there is a space between kr and the hyphen kr 123 45 comma 2 non breaking space 3 kr 123 456 789 00 kr 123 456 789 00 NOK re n a n a Thousand Separator Description non breaking space Thousand Separator Example kr 12 000 Notes A normal thousand separator is not used in numbers like postal codes social security numbers telephone numbers etc Measurement Units 18 Metric System Commonly Used Yes Temperature Celsius e mm T e e Centigram centigram Measurement e 19 Notes If the unit of measurement is preceded by a number there should be a non breaking space between the number and the unit of measurement Examples 35 mm 8 MB 5 000 kB Percentages Norvvegian Bokmal uses a non breaking space between a number and the percentage symbol Example 35 Sorting 1 Capital letters and lowercase letters are equal No distinction is made between them 2 The extended characters and are not the equivalents of a or o but treated as separate letters of the alphabet They are in fact the last three letters of the Norwegian alphabet 3 The Characters A O 6 and U ii not used in Norwegian Bokmal but may come up in German or Swedish examples or words imported from these languages are sorted as variants of A O 6 and Y y U i 4
12. of the new structure of this document some sections of the previous Style Guide version had to be moved to different topics One major change in this Style Guide is that the information from the Norwegian Bokm l Language Kit has been integrated into this Style Guide Please find below a list of New and Updated Topics Note that changes in these sections also apply to the corresponding sub sections New Topics The following topics were added Language Specific Conventions information transferred from previously existing Language Kit Geopolitical Concerns Applications Products and Features Frequent Errors Glossaries Standardized Translations Unlocalized Items Using the Word Microsoft Software Considerations Updated Topics The following topics were updated Introduction Recommended Reference Material Grammar Syntax amp Orthographic Conventions Style and Tone Considerations Abbreviations Acronyms Fictitious Information Document Translation Considerations Introduction This Style Guide vvent through major revision in February 2011 in order to remove outdated and unnecessary content About This Style Guide The purpose of this Style Guide is to provide everybody involved in the localization of Norvvegian Bokmal Microsoft products with Microsoft specific linguistic guidelines and standard conventions that differ from or are more prescriptive than those found in language reference materials These convent
13. unless a translation gives the same acronym Examples PIF programinformasjonsfil RAM Random Access Memory If a Norwegian Bokmil term exists you can write this term followed by the acronym and then an English description in parentheses if necessary Example lokalnett LAN Local Area Network Applications Products and Features Application product names are often trademarked or may be trademarked in the future and are therefore rarely translated Occasionally feature names are trademarked too e g IntelliSenseTM Before translating any application product or feature name please verify that it is in fact translatable and not protected in any way Frequent Errors web page webside web side Webside Web side nettside webomrade webside Web omrade vveb site nettomrade MM geg click OK klikk OK klikk p OK press Fl trykk FI trykk p FI installasjon av installering av TT E RE m IBM s IBMs IBM s IBM s To save click Ctrl S Klikk CTRL S for lagre For lagre klikk CTRL S the Formatting toolbar formateringsverkt ylinjen Formatering verkt ylinjen ee 32 biters versjon 32 bits versjon 32 bit version 32 biters versjon 32 bitersversjon Obs Xxx Obs Xxx Note Tips Xxx Tips Xxx Tip Advarsel Xxx Advarsel Xxx Wa
14. Additional Long Date Format 2 nja Example a Leading Zero in Day Field for Short Date Format Leading Zero in Month Field for Short Date Format No of digits for year for Short Day Format 4 Leading Zero in Day Field for Long Date Format Leading Zero in Month Field for Long Date Format Number of digits for year for Long Day Format Date Format for Correspondence dd MM yyyy i d is for day number of d s indicates the format d digits without leading zero dd digits with leading zero ddd the abbreviated day name dddd full day name 4 M is for month number of M s gives number of digits M digits without leading Abbreviations in Format Codes zero MM digits with leading zero MMM the abbreviated name MMMM full name y is for year number of y s gives number of digits yy two digits yyyy four digits Time 13 String for PM designator nja The time separator for fractions of seconds is a comma Days Country region Norway First Day of Week Mandag Is first letter capitalized No 14 Notes Two letter abbreviations not commonly used ma ti on to fr l s Months Country region Norway mw O ic J W om emm EJ MY m ET poem ere o mm e Is first letter capitalized No f O n jan eb apr al jun jul aug sep kt OV des Notes n a Numbers Cardinal numbers should be expressed in digits when referring to titles paragrap
15. CompanyName 3 Address I 4 Address2 5 CountryCode PostalCode Town City 6 Country Example Address Bente Blom Engen Blomster Hjemveien 26 6700 STORBY Local Postal Code Format Notes e Items in brackets are optional or seldom used e Addressis always left aligned also excluding optional items e Country code is attached to the postal code when sending mail from abroad e g NO 6700 STORBY e Capital letters for Town City e First and second lines Title etc line and CompanyName line can appear in reverse order too i e Company name on first line and Title etc on second e State province do not exists as such and are not used in addresses Currency Currency Name krone Currency Symbol kr d There is no specific currency symbol Instead Norwegian Bokmil uses the letters rrency Symbol Position k Y SY kr for kroner follovved by a space and the numeral Positive Currency Format kr 123 45 17 Negative Sign Symbol Negative Currency Format Decimal Symbol Number of Digits after Decimal Digit Grouping Symbol Number of Digits in Digit Grouping Positive Currency Example Negative Currency Example ISO Currency Code Currency Subunit Name Currency Subunit Symbol Currency Subunit Example Digit Groups Country region Norway Decimal Separator Decimal Separator Description comma Decimal Separator Example kr 123 45 Thousand Separator space For negative values the
16. Norvvegian Bokmal Style Guide Contents VINN NNN 5 NET 5 Updated Ken pt nn 5 rodd NN 6 ADOUE TIS EG st sion e ee ale een iron 6 SC0DE01 This IDO e ee Re ee 6 Style Gudene SE EE 6 apocalisse 6 Recommended Reference Materialen seite ao 8 Normative FN 8 Komme 8 ane Wage Specilie EET Se ve enveri sete ia etaaan bua DA o Um 9 Country Region Standards 9 Characters illa 9 Dillon iano 12 eege RR e E 13 NU 15 SO EE etu ER e ME NNN TESTO 20 Geopolitical CONCERNS nn ES Re 25 Grammar Syntax EECH 25 Adeti v san PARE CIPI Save te ee 25 AMC 28 EIZO RR Tm 30 Compound Een Ee 30 EE 32 Mode 33 NR 33 EE e 35 boolean 36 Fl 36 SEET EN EA EE 41 Spit INNOVE Lilla 41 DI Ge 42 Non Breaking Spaces ass ass 42 SIVORI i NEE 42 E ER U PRE UREN iaia tari 42 pror KS 44 Style and Ton Considera nale ai 45 AU ECE TET EI T TE 45 Style sConsistency and Idiomatic ity din rinine een 45 d e L NN 45 Localization Gude 46 General Code 46 ADDrEV ie E 46 AN 46 AT St 46 Applications Products smi Fe E 47 EE EE 47 Gloss 49 E1 1111008 eren NIB RN EN NE EN EE EE i DS 50 keine 50 standardized NNN 50 local aM r EE 50 Using the Word Te e EE 52 SUMER pa ae tata 52 bere 32 estese 54 EE EI EI e 58 Document Translation Te E e aaa ah e ends 64 Lilia 64 What s New Last Updated May 2011 The entire Style Guide has been reworked and modifications have been made to all sections Because
17. a Microsoft International basert p det salg vi medvirker til generere i Norge Les mer om Microsoft Norges ledelse her Knut Morten Aasrud Administrerende Direkt r Knut Morten Aasrud er administrerende direkt r i Microsoft Norge Han har v rt ansatt i Microsoft siden januar 2005 da han kom fra stillingen som administrerende direkt r 1 SAP Sverige Tidligere har Knut ledet SAP 1 Norge Provida og Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems virksomhet i Vest Europa Knut er opptatt av hvordan vi i Norge kan ke konkurransekraften ved effektiv utnyttelse av teknologi og ser teknologiske fremskritt som avgj rende for verdiskapningen Kontaktinformasjon for Microsoft Norge Postadresse Microsoft Norge AS Postboks 43 Lilleaker 0216 Oslo NORGE Bes ksadresse Lilleakerveien 6 0283 Oslo Telefon 22 02 25 00 Faks 22 95 06 64 E post norge microsoft com Kundeservice Tlf 22 02 25 00 pningstid 08 30 17 00 Dette er nummeret for privatkunder og bedriftskunder som trenger hjelp med lisens eller produktsp rsm l Hvis du har sp rsm l kan du sende en e postmelding til norge O microsoft com Partnerservice Tlf 22 70 17 00 pningstid 08 30 17 00 Dersom du har partnerrelaterte sp rsm l eller trenger hjelp kan du ringe oss i Partnerservice eller sende en e postmelding til npartner O microsoft com Teknisk support Tlf 22 02 25 50 Apninestid 08 30 17 00 Dette er nummeret for bedrifts og privatkunder samt partn
18. alegjenkjennin Saving your file Lagre filen xc TRI Do not use a full stop or a colon after a title Note English often uses a title looking phrase to introduce a procedure If such a phrase is formatted as a title follow the pattern above If it is regular text without any particular formatting translate the phrase starting with Slik and ending with a colon How to edit a document Slik redigerer du dokumenter Introducing a procedure 64 Copyright Copyright protection is granted to any original vvork of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression from which it can be perceived reproduced or communicated Follow the word order used in the source text Do not svvitch places for company name and year Years in copyright strings must not be changed without the product team s approval The term Copyright is not to be localised This is a standard translation Copyright O 2007 Microsoft Corporation All rights Copyright O 2007 Microsoft Corporation Med enerett reserved 65
19. chnical register for IT professionals children s register for children Style Consistency and Idiomaticity The language in Microsoft products should have the Look and Feel of a product originally written in Norwegian using idiomatic syntax and terminology while at the same time maintaining a high level of terminological consistency so as to guarantee the maximum user experience and usability for our customers With regard to consistency and idiomaticity the following general guideline should be followed Consistency must not be maintained at all costs and at the expense of idiomaticity and vice versa The line between those two pillars is a thin one therefore this topic was designed to help find a balanced approach Tone The way you say something can strongly affect the person you are talking to In fact it s not always what you say but how you say it that determines the response you get from your audience This is why using the appropriate tone and voice is critical to the success of any Microsoft product Please always keep in mind the target user audience and address the intended user with the appropriate tone and level of grammar and formality as well as reading level e g technical register for IT professionals children s register for children 45 Localization Guidelines This section contains guidelines for localization into Norwegian Bokmal General Considerations Abbreviations Common Abbreviations Avo
20. en File Close File Save File Save as File Print Preview File Print File Exit Ctrl N Ctrl O Ctrl F4 Ctrl S F12 Ctrl F2 Ctrl P Alt F4 ON Edit Menu Edit Delete Ctrl Backspace Edit Select AII Ctrl A Help Menu Hjelp Font Format Help i Ctrl I Kursiv Ctrl K Ctrl U Understreking Ctrl U Ctrl Shift A Ctrl Shift A Ctrl Shift K Ctrl Shift K Paragraph Format Italic Bold Underlined Word underline Large caps Small caps ON NO 63 Document Translation Considerations Document localization may require some specific considerations that are different from software localization This section covers a few of these areas Titles In English the titles for chapters usually begin with How to or with phrases such as Working with or Using Norwegian Bokmal handles titles as explained in the examples below When the English title can be interpreted as both the infinitive and the imperative use the infinitive in titles Add or change a caption fora Legge til eller endre en bildetekst clip for et utklipp Note In English and Norwegian Bokmil the imperative form is used within procedures Identical sentences may therefore require different translations depending on context How to edit a document Redigere dokumenter cita Working with documents Arbeide med dokumenter ing forms are translated using the infinitive About Voice Recognition T
21. ere som gnsker assistanse Vedrgrende tekniske spgrsmal Kunder som har kj pt PC med forhandsinstallert programvare ma kontakte sin PC leverandgr ved tekniske sp rsm l Opprettet 24 01 2011 kl 08 10 Source Sample text taken from Norwegian Bokmdl language kit on the Language Excellence Vendor Portal Recommended Reference Material Use the Norvvegian Bokmal language and terminology as described and used in the following publications Normative References These normative sources must be adhered to Any deviation from them automatically fails a string in most cases When more than one solution is allovved in these sources look for the recommended one in other parts of the Style Guide 1 Bokmalsordboka Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo 2005 click here for web version 2 Finn Erik Vinje Skriveregler 9 utgave bokm l Aschehoug 2009 Informative References These sources are meant to provide supplementary information background comparison etc 1 Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo 2005 2 Spr kr det Language Specific Conventions This part of the style guide contains information about standards specific to Norwegian Bokmal Country Region Standards Characters Country region Norway Lower case characters b c d e 6 f g h 1 j k 1 m n 0 p q T S t u V W x Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X
22. fficiency most actions can be performed using the keyboard as well While working with Microsoft software you use keys key combinations and key sequences In English References to key names like arrow keys function keys and numeric keys appear in normal text not in small caps In Norwegian Bokmal all keys are written in capital letters in help and documentation INS ESC ENTER HOME etc Access Keys Hot keys Luten navn Notisblc kk Fill Rediger Format Vis Hjelp Ny Ctrl M Access keys pne Ctrl 0 Shortcut keys Lagre Ctrl S Lagre som Utskriftsformat Skriv ut Ctrl P Avslutt Sometimes there are underlined or highlighted letters in menu options commands or dialog boxes These letters refer to access keys also known as hot keys that allow you to run commands perform tasks etc more quickly Whenever possible choose a hotkey that makes the most sense in Norwegian Bokm l Try using the same hotkey for a term occurring several places Highly visible options like main menus and common commands typically use initial letter hotkeys 58 Hot Key Special Options Usage Is It Allowed Slim characters such as 1 1 t f can be used as hot key Characters with downstrokes such as g j y p and q can be used as hotkeys Extended characters can be used as hotkeys An additional letter appearing between brackets after item name can be used as hotkeys A number appearing between brackets after i
23. gjenopprettingen dokumentets dokumentet gjenoppretting dokumentet sin gjenoppretting Examples of the use of genitive in combination vvith numbers See also Compounds 4 10 punkts skrift 10 punkts skrift 4 32 biters versjon 32 bitersversjon 4 9 pinners kontakt 9 pinnes kontakt 1 persons datamaskin l personers datamaskin IModifiers This section does not apply to Norwegian Bokm l Nouns Inflection Without exception we use the two gender system which means that all feminine words are treated and inflected like masculine vvords Neuter vvords ending in er el or en In the definite singular form when optional use contracted forms for words consisting of three or more syllables Do not use contracted forms for shorter vvords 33 For neuter vvords that can have a zero or marked ending in the indefinite plural use a marked plural ending for vvords consisting of more than one syllable only JI et punkt flere punkt et alternativ flere alternativer Note Et verkt y flere verkt y Words ending in er and el are contracted in the indefinite plural where this is optional E Inflection of neuter words ending in um and ium Indefinite singular Definite singular Indefinite plural Definite plural When a vvord can have an optional ere or re ending in the indefinite plural use ere Indefinite singular Definite singular Indefinite plural Definite plural
24. he Insert tab Klikk Tabell pa kategorien Sett inn Parentheses In English and Norwegian Bokmal there is no space between the parentheses and the text inside them Parentheses can be used to clarify examples or explaining acronyms Example I stedet for a skrive filtypen kan du bruke stjerne SDK Software Development Kit Singular amp Plural This section does not apply to Norvvegian Bokmal Split Infinitive Do not separate the infinitive marker from the verb in the follovving example Du har valet ikke registrere programmet Du har valgt ikke registrere programmet The abovementioned rule is not to be followed if there is a risk of ambiguity This may arise in certain past tense constructions You chose not to restore the original Du valgte ikke gjenopprette Du valgte ikke gjenopprette versions of the files originalversjonene av filene originalversjonene av filene 41 Subjunctive This section does not apply to Norvvegian Bokmal Non Breaking Spaces To avoid unfortunate line breaks use a non breaking space CTRL SKIFT MELLOMROM between a number and the measuring unit as a thousand separators in phone numbers between product name and version number etc 6 MB kr 1 350 000 tlf 22 02 25 00 Microsoft Office VVord 2007 Syntax This section does not apply to Norvvegian Bokmal Verbs The follovving conjugation patterns are used bygge bygger bygde bygd
25. hs times and pages and in cases when figures are used on screen kapittel 9 avsnitt 3 15 kl 14 30 side 152 kolonne 30 Measurements percentages currency amounts and street numbers should always be expressed in digits 3 5 tommer 60 kr 6 000 Storgaten 8 Other rules e Numbers between zero and twelve letters e Whole tens and hundreds letters e Numbers higher than twelve digits e In combination with another part written in digits digits Examples De fire dokumentene du arbeidet med sist vises lengst nede p Fil menyen Kurset har plass til seksti deltakere Et regneark er et rektangul rt rutenett som best r av 256 kolonner og 16 384 rader Antall oppf ringer kan variere mellom 2 og 99 Phone Numbers Country Internation Area Codes Number of Digits Separator Number of Digits Digit Groupings region al Dialing Used Area Codes Domestic Domestic Code Country Number of Digit Number of Digits Digit Number of Digits Digit Groupings region Digits Groupings Mobile Groupings International International Local Local Mobile Norvvay 8 HH HH HHHH 8 HHH HH HHH 10 47 4 THE HH HH 16 Notes nja Addresses Country region Norway Disclaimer Please note that the information in this entry should under no circumstances be used in examples as fictitious information Address Format 1 Title Honorific FirstName MiddleName LastName 2
26. id using abbreviations unless absolutely necessary due to lack of space Abbreviations are normally not used in running text so you should spell out phrases like for eksempel and og s videre Use conventional abbreviations when possible and abbreviate using periods except for kr kroner and measuring units km Try to abbreviate words after a consonant or a cluster of consonants eks subst For a list of common abbreviations see Vinje s Skriveregler Accessibility This section does not apply to Norwegian Bokmal Acronyms Acronyms are words made up of the initial letters of major parts of a compound term Some well known examples are WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get OLE Object Linking and Embedding or RAM Random Access Memory Most acronyms are non translatable Localized Acronyms When acronyms are localized the gender is usually masculine They also tend to get the same gender as the last or main word in the acronym but there is no specific rule for this Unlocalized Acronyms Acronyms that remain in English should be explained in parentheses the first time they occur or you can use the full term with the acronym in parentheses Then you can use the acronym alone throughout the rest of the text Example En programinformasjonsfil PIF inneholder informasjon om hvordan et program utnytter skjermen minnet og andre ressurser PIFen er lagret 46 Write the description in English
27. ions have been adopted after considering context based on various needs but above all they are easy to follow and applicable for all types of software to be localized The Style Guide covers the areas of formatting and grammatical conventions It also presents the reader vvith a general idea of the reasoning behind the conventions The present Style Guide is a revision of our previous Style Guide version vvith the intention of making it more standardized more structured and easier to use as a reference The guidelines and conventions presented in this Style Guide are intended to help you localize Microsoft products and materials We welcome your feedback questions and concerns regarding the Style Guide You can send us your feedback via the Microsoft Language Portal feedback page Scope of This Document This Style Guide is intended for the localization professional vvorking on Microsoft products Itis not intended to be a comprehensive coverage of all localization practices but to highlight areas where Microsoft has preference or deviates from standard practices for Norwegian Bokmal localization Style Guide Conventions In this document a plus sign before a translation example means that this is the recommended correct translation A minus sign is used for incorrect translation examples In Microsoft localization context the word term is used in a slightly untraditional sense meaning the same as e g a segment in Trados The di
28. lder This is necessary for the sentence to be grammatically correct when the placeholder is replaced with a word or phrase Norwegian Bokm l often requires a different vvord order than English Note that the letters used in placeholders convey a specific meaning see examples below d Yold You and lu means number c means letter s means string Examples of error messages containing placeholders Checking Web 1 d of 2 d means Checking Web number of lt number gt INI file 1 200s section means INI file lt string gt section 0 2 day week year in this example Parentheses added because we need to cover for both the masculine and the neuter repeat every 0 for a duration of 1 gjenta hver t 0 1 form 1 time duration in this example eg 5 timer 3 uker Different word order in Norwegian In the 0 dialog click 1 Klikk 1 i dialogboksen 0 Bokm l The placeholders need to change places accordingly Placeholders are often surrounded by single or double quotes in the English source text Quotes should be avoided in the Norwegian Bokmal software If they are needed in order to clarify the string use straight double quotes ool fully installed E c E 1 ble installert pa datamaskinen 1 ble installert pa datamaskinen your computer Keys The keyboard is the primary input device used for text input in Microsoft Windows For accessibility and e
29. mind that unintuitive compounds are ultimately an intelligibility and usability issue 30 31 Use a connective e where possible museknapp musknapp hjelpeemne hjelpemne Hjelp emne 4 tastekombinasjon tastkombinasjon In combinations vvith digits preceding a genitive use a hyphen between the digit and the genitive and a space between the genitive and the follovving part Note that the grammatical number is defined by the cardinal number Use Do not use 4 10 punkts skrift 10 punkts skrift 4 32 biters versjon 32 bitersversjon 9 pinners kontakt 9 pinnes kontakt 1 persons datamaskin l personers datamaskin Gender This section does not apply to Norvvegian Bokmal Genitive Paraphrasing often with prepositions is recommended whenever possible The s genitive can be used and is particularly useful in the case of length restrictions The sin genitive should be avoided as it results in the lack of fluency Enelish Possible Do not use You deleted the file s folder Du slettet mappen som Du slettet filens mappe Du slettet filen sin mappe filen l i Check your document s Kontroller endringene i Kontroller dokumentets Kontroller dokumentet changes dokumentet endringer sine endringer the product s web site webomr det for produktet produktets webomr det produktet sitt webomr det the document s recovery gjenopprettingen av dokument
30. n modifier Preceding participles are inflected for number but not in gender 25 et utl pt passord det utl pte passordet en sendt melding den sendte meldingen utl pte passord de utl pte passordene sendte meldinger de sendte meldingene According to Bokm lsordboka some participles ending in et can have an optional en or et ending in the masculine and feminine singular but we use et where possible en utsk ren rose den utsk rne rosen et utsk ret fat det utsk rne fatet utsk rne roser fat de utsk rne rosene fatene For participles ending in et use ede in the definite form and plural et koblet dokument det koblede dokumentet en skadet fil den skadede filen koblede dokumenter de koblede dokumentene skadede filer de skadede filene Participles in a predicative position after a dependent verb are not inflected for number Use the indefinite singular form Adjectives in this position do need to be inflected Participles no inflection Adjectives inflection De var interessert begeistret nedtrykt De to tallene er tilfeldige Meldingene er sendt Opplysningene er korrekte Filene er tilgjengelige for nedlasting Note that participles in the predicative position are not inflected even when they occur in combination with adjectives 26 Do not use 4 Filene er tomme og skrivebeskyttet Filene er tomme og skrivebeskyttede Adjectives are also inflected for number in regular preposi
31. often seen in American English but are rarely used in Norwegian Bokm l Use a period or a comma instead This could be a complete sentence this could be another Dette kan v re en fullstendig setning Det kan dette ogs ONC V re Twelve workers started the project only five remain Tolv stykker begynte p prosjektet men n er det bare fem igjen 37 Dashes and Hyphens Three different dash characters are used in English Hyphen The hyphen is used to divide words between syllables to link parts of a compound vvord and to connect the parts of an inverted or imperative verb form In Norvvegian Bokmal the hyphen is used in confusing compounds and in combination with abbreviations digits symbols loan vvords etc Vis menyen produkt ID 386 utvidet modus proxy server alt i ett pakke Use a hyphen in number ranges without surrounding spaces Example side 114 120 Use a hyphen when a combined construction consists of one implicit part The hyphen is used to indicate the implicit part The full and the contracted part have to be of the same type Use a hyphen in combinations of digits acronyms and proper nouns 16 pinners kontakt 12 punkts skrift OLE kobling Microsoft program 38 VVord fil 39 The regular hyphen is also used as a minus symbol 12 kr Bruttoinntekt Kostnader Nettoinntekt Remember to use a non breaking space whenever necessary to avoid unfortunate line breaks
32. p som en Administrator administrator administrator Formatere dokumenter Formatere et dokument If you have a problem Hvis du har problemer Hvis du har et problem 28 29 Unlocalized Feature Names Microsoit product names and non translated feature names are used vvithout definite or indefinite articles in the English language The same applies to Norvvegian Bokmal Example Internet Explorer Localized Feature Names This section does not apply to Norvvegian Bokmal Articles for English Borrovved Terms When faced with an English loan vvord previously used in Microsoft products consider the follovving options e Motivation Does the English word have any formally motivated features that would allow a straightforvvard integration into the noun class system of Norwegian Bokmal language e Analogy Is there an equivalent Norwegian Bokm l term whose article could be used e Frequency Is the term used in other technical documentation If so what article is used most often The internet may be a helpful reference here Examples of loan vvords and inflection Indefinite singular Definite singular Indefinite plural Definite plural Capitalization The English language tends to overuse capitals This practice should not be followed in Norwegian Bokmal Compounds Generally compounds should be understandable and clear to the user Overly long or complex compounds should be avoided Keep in
33. rning These should always be followed by a double space e post E post e mail e mail the system Gmail post 48 forward as opposed to back frem fram ee und pr mme ui tl inntil S oppti innti opp til again in particular in error pa nytt igjen messages Certain verbs require a preposition in Norwegian Bokm l This should be included after the verb disconnect koble fra frakoble tune skrive inn skrive ur taste Glossaries Use Language Portal http www microsoft com Language en US Default aspx for terminology searches and keep translations consistent with existing material Use Bokmalsordboka for generic terminology searches and grammar 40 Bokmalsordboka Universitetsforlaget Oslo 1993 click here for vveb search Fictitious Information Fictitious content is legally sensitive material and as such cannot be handled as a pure terminology or localization issue Below is some basic information and contact points when dealing with fictitious content Vendors and Localizers are not allovved to create their own fictitious names Please contact your product team representative for further information on how to deal vvith fictitious companies names addresses email addresses phone numbers etc in your product For technical products you may also check with the product team representative vvhether localized fictitious
34. stinguishing feature of a term here is that it is translated as one unit it may be a traditional term as used in terminology a phrase a sentence or a paragraph References to interface elements really only refer to translatable texts associated vvith those interface elements Example translations in this document are only intended to illustrate the point in question They are not a source of approved terminology Always check for approved translation in the Microsoft terminology database Sample Text The following text is a sample of Norwegian Bokm l text and is not to be used for other reference The contents is not up to date Microsoft Norge har mer enn 2 000 ulike partnere som spenner fra databutikken pa hj rnet til ledende akt rer i Norsk IT n ring Rundt 400 av disse utvikler ogs egne programvarelgsninger pa var teknologiske plattform Samlet omsetter vare partnere arlig Microsoft produkter for rundt 1 5 milliarder kroner i det norske markedet Microsoft Norges viktigste oppgave er legge til rette for at vare partnere skal ha best mulig forutsetninger for a selge vare programvareprodukter og l sninger Vi tilbyr v re partnere seminarer og oppl ring som skal gi v re felles kunder best mulig forutsetninger for ta i bruk og hente ut gevinstene av ta i bruk ny teknologi V re partnere kj per v re programvareprodukter direkte fra v r europeiske produksjonsfasilitet i Irland Microsoft Norge f r kommisjonsinntekter fr
35. tem name can be used as hotkey punctuation sign appearing between brackets after item name can be used as hotkey Duplicate hotkeys are allowed when no other character is available No hotkey is assigned when no more characters are available minor options only Additional notes n a Only when no other characters are available Only when no other characters are available Only when no other characters are available 59 Arrow Keys The arrow keys move input focus among the controls vvithin a group Pressing the right arrow key moves input focus to the next control in tab order whereas pressing the left arrow moves input focus to the previous control Home End Up and Down also have their expected behavior within a group Users can t navigate out of a control group using arrow keys Numeric Keypad It is recommended that you avoid distinguishing numeric keypad keys from the other keys unless it is required by a given application In case which keys to be pressed is not obvious provide necessary explanations Shortcut Keys Shortcut keys are keystrokes or combinations of keystrokes used to perform defined functions in a software application Shortcut keys replace menu commands and they are sometimes given next to the command they represent In opposition to the access keys which can be used only when available on the screen shortcut keys can be used even when they are not accessible on the screen Standard Shortc
36. tional phrases De var oppmerksomme p De var glade 1 27 A sentence is often more fluent in Norvvegian Bokmal if you use a relative clause rather than a preceding participle Attach certificates with newly added Legg ved sertifikater med Legg ved sertifikater med nylig tillagte signatures signaturer som nylig er lagt til signaturer Possessive adjectives The frequent use of possessives eiendomspronomen is a feature of English language This is not as common in Norwegian Bokm l Din ditt dine should be omitted from Microsoft products unless needed for clarification If included the possessive is placed after the word it modifies to avoid a formal style unappropriate in IT language Open your document from pne dokumentet fra den pne ditt dokument fra First possessive to be your personal folder personlige mappen din din personlige mappe omitted Second possessive included for clarification Contact your system Kontakt systemansvarlig Kontakt din Possessive to be omitted administrator systemansvarlige your favorite tools favorittverkt yene dine dine favorittverkt y Possessive included for clarification Should be placed after the word it modifies Articles General considerations The indefinite article is often omitted in Norwegian Bokm l Plural is often used instead You have to be logged on as an Du m v re logget p som Du m v re logget
37. to the particular situation that applies within the target country region Sensitive issues or issues that might potentially be offensive to the users in the target country region may occur in any of the follovving e Maps e Flags e Country region city and language names e Art and graphics e Cultural content such as encyclopedia content and other text where historical or political references may occur Some of these issues are relatively easy to verify and resolve the objective should be for the localizer to always have the most current information available Maps and other graphic representations of countries regions and regions should be checked for accuracy and existing political restrictions Country region city and language names change on a regular basis and need to be checked even if previously approved A thorough understanding of the culture of the target market is required for checking the appropriateness of cultural content clip art and other visual representations of religious symbols body and hand gestures Grammar Syntax amp Orthographic Conventions This section includes information on how to apply the general rules of the Norwegian Bokm l language to Microsoft products and documentation Adjectives and Participles Participles are the adjectival forms of the verb The present participle gj rende is rarely used in Norwegian Bokm l The following rules apply to the past participle gjort frequently used as a nou
38. ut Keys US English Norwegian Bokmal Norwegian Bokmal Command Shortcut Key Command Shortcut key Display pop up menu Display pop up menu Activate Deactivate F10 Activate Deactivate menu bar mode F10 menu bar mode Switch to the next Alt Tab Switch to the next primary Alt Tab primary application application Display pop up menu for Alt Spacebar Display pop up menu for the Alt Spacebar the window window 60 Display pop up menu for the active child window Display property sheet for current selection Display pop up menu for the active Alt child window Altt Enter Display property sheet for current selection Close active application Alt F4 Close active application window window Switch to next window Alt F6 Switch to next window within within modeless modeless compliant application compliant application Capture active window Alt Prnt Scrn Capture active window image to the image to the Clipboard Clipboard Capture desktop image Prnt Scrn Capture desktop image to the to the Clipboard Clipboard Access Start button in Ctrl Esc Access Start button in taskbar taskbar Display next child Ctrl F6 Display next child window window Alt F4 Alt F6 Alt Prnt Scrn Ctrl F6 Display next tabbed pane Ctrl Tab Display next tabbed pane Ctrl Tab Launch Task Manager Ctrl Shift Esc Launch Task Manager and system initialization and system initialization Ctrl Shift Esc File Menu File New Ctrl N File Op
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