Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise is a book describing the post-refit Constitution class USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) from the Star Trek fictional universe, written from the viewpoint of the character Montgomery Scott. The manual was written and illustrated by Shane Johnson and was published by Pocket Books; the first printing was in 1987. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), a Constitution class starship in 2271 The Constitution class was a series of Starfleet vessel in the Star Trek fictional universe, first put into service in the mid-23rd century. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), a Constitution class starship In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701 was a Constitution class starship that was commissioned in 2245. ... The Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... Montgomery Scott, usually known as Scotty, is a character in Star Trek: The Original Series, played by James Doohan. ... Pocket Books is the name of a subdivision of Simon & Schuster publishers. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Guide opens with a brief introduction by Mr. Scott and a description of the Constitution class refit. Following this, a chapter on general information, containing such data as Starfleet uniforms of the era, fonts used in computer displays and hull markings, and various graphics used aboard the ship. It goes on to describe the Enterprise deck by deck from the top downward and concludes with a description of the Enterprise (NCC-1701-A). Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the defense, research, diplomacy and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets. ... This page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. ... In typography, a typeface is a co-ordinated set of character designs, which usually comprises an alphabet of letters, a set of numerals and a set of punctuation marks. ... The tower of a personal computer (specifically a Power Mac G5). ... U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701 The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) commissioned in 2286 was a Constitution class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...

Whether the Guide should be considered Star Trek 'canon' or not is unclear; despite the presence of many statements unconfirmed by any canon sources and various errors in dates and events, some Paramount Pictures employees closely involved with the Star Trek movies such as Michael Okuda and Andrew Probert were consultants for the book. Most fans likely consider the book secondary to anything seen on screen and any official books later published, but at least valid on any information unmentioned in any other sources. The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to the late nineties. ... Michael Okuda is an artist who is best known for his work on Star Trek. ...