Here are some examples for commonly accepted abbreviations: atd., apod., č., např., obr., příp.
Standard abbreviations for the names of the week days: po, út, st, čt, pá, so, ne. Standard abbreviations for the names of the months: led, úno, bře, dub, kvě, črv, črc, srp, zář, říj, lis, pro.
Base units: m (meter), kg (kilogram), s (second), A (ampere), K (kelvin), V (volt), mol (mole), cd (candela). Other common units: B (byte, sometimes bell), bit or b (bit), V (volt), Hz (hertz), W (watt), W (ohm). Common prefixes: k (kilo), M (mega), G (giga), m (mili), m (micro)
NOTE: "KB" (meaning kilobyte) is not correct. Correct form is "kB". The numbers and units must be separated with a hard space.
Adjectives with Numbers
Adjectives derived from numbers must follow these rules: Lower numbers may be written out together ("3-color cartidge" > "tříbarevná kazeta"), other numbers must be written without space or hyphens ("21-pin connector" > "21kolíkový konektor"). Other numbers must be separated with a hard space ("20 minutes left" > "Zbývá 20 minut").
One-Letter Prepositions
One-letter prepositions "k", "s", "v" and "z" must be followed with a hard space because they cannot stand at the end of a line.
Quotation Marks
Quotation marks highlight titles, citations and references (links). Where a different form of highlighting is employed (e.g. italics), quotation marks are not used. Sometimes, quotation marks are used for a highly non-technical expression utilized to help reader understand some technical concept. Only round quotes are permissible in Czech: „Text“. Use Alt+0132 and Alt+0147 codes respectively to type these quotation marks.
Dashes and Hyphens
Czech uses an "n-dash" (Alt+0150; "m-dash" does not exist in Czech). The dash must be separated with a hard space from each side. It is used to separate sentence in two distinct parts. It is often better to convert a dash in English into a comma followed by a subordinate clause.
Hyphen is used without spaces. Its use is governed by Czech syntax.
Document Titles
Use the following standard translations for document titles, if applicable:
User's GuideUživatelská příručka
Administrator’s GuidePříručka pro správce
Developer’s GuidePříručka pro vývojové pracovníky
Getting StartedÚvod
Quick Reference CardReferenční karta
Section Titles
Use these standard translations for the following sections that may be found in online help or documentation:
CautionPozor
HelpNápověda
NotePoznámka
ShortcutZkratka (different from Desktop Shortcut - "zástupce")
TipRada
WarningVarování
Standard Folder and File Names
Use these translations for the following standard folder and file names:
- Lotus Applications (folder into which IBM Lotus applications are installed under Windows): "Aplikace společnosti Lotus"
- README.TXT: "soubor Readme.txt"
