diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8a8489b..a0e3ef2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 *.pyc
 .idea/
+*.code-workspace
 
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 .tox
@@ -14,3 +15,7 @@ build/
 
 # Sphinx documentation
 docs/_build/
+
+# vale packages
+docs/_vale/Microsoft/
+docs/_vale/write-good/
diff --git a/.vale.ini b/.vale.ini
index 751d7ee..9f7bbf6 100644
--- a/.vale.ini
+++ b/.vale.ini
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 StylesPath = ./docs/_vale
 MinAlertLevel = suggestion
 
-Packages = write-good
+# SphinxBuildPath = docs/_build
+# SphinxAutoBuild = make html
+
+Packages = write-good, Microsoft
 
 [*.rst]
-BasedOnStyles = custom, write-good
+BasedOnStyles = Vale, custom
 
 Vale.Redundancy = YES
 Vale.Repetition = YES