DIN 5008

The German national standard DIN 5008 by Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) specifies writing and layout rules for word processing. As such it is one of the fundamental standards for office communication and administrative work in Germany. Today, the standard is maintained by the – Fachbereich Bürotechnik, Bankwesen und elektronisches Geschäftswesen (NA 043-03). While DIN 5008 covered text processing with typewriters until 1996, newer revisions discuss issues related to word processing on PCs as well.

DIN 5008

The German national standard DIN 5008 by Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) specifies writing and layout rules for word processing. As such it is one of the fundamental standards for office communication and administrative work in Germany. Today, the standard is maintained by the – Fachbereich Bürotechnik, Bankwesen und elektronisches Geschäftswesen (NA 043-03). While DIN 5008 covered text processing with typewriters until 1996, newer revisions discuss issues related to word processing on PCs as well.