By act of Congress the Public Printer is authorized to determine the form and style of Government printing. The GPO Style Manual is a standardized device designed to achieve uniform word and type treatment and it aims for the economy of word use. It is primarily a GPO printer's stylebook. Through successive editions, however, the "GPO Style Manual" has come to be widely recognized by writers and editors both within and outside the Federal Government as one of the most useful resources in the editorial arsenal. This new, revised version of the "GPO Style Manual" has been thoroughly redesigned to make it more modern and easier to read, and the content has been updated generally throughout in keeping with current usage.