[bksvol-discuss] Re: Larger Fonts for Headings

  • From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 00:32:16 -0700

Hi Cindy!

        I put the main text of the book in Times New Roman 12 point.  I put
chapter and other headings in the same, Times New Roman, but bold and 16
point.

Mayrie

 

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How large should we make them? 14 point, 16, 18?
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--- On Fri, 4/3/09, Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Larger Fonts for Headings
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 6:07 PM
> Hi Sue!
> 
>     You're welcome.  I just pass on
> what other people teach me!  Thank
> Judy S. for teaching me about fonts and formatting in
> general! And I'm
> fortunate to live with a wonderful man who used to teach
> this kind of stuff
> to other blind people.  Wish I figured out all this
> stuff on my own, but I
> rarely do.
> 
> Mayrie
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> On Behalf Of siss52
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 5:50 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Larger Fonts for Headings
> 
> Hi Mayrie,
> 
> Just to let you know, it worked, and the fonts of the
> chapter headings are 
> indeed larger!!!
> 
> Thank you so much!  Your tips have often helped me.
> 
> Sue S.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:22 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Larger Fonts for Headings
> 
> 
> Hi Sue!
> 
> You are using Jaws, right?  Am I remembering
> correctly?
> 
> If I am remembering correctly, here's what you do.
> 
> Select the text of the chapter heading by doing this:
> Place your cursor at the leftmost end of the line of text
> that you want to
> know about.
> Press shift plus end. (This selects the text on the line
> that you're on.)
> 
> Now, press the Jaws insert key (the 0 on the number pad)
> plus the letter f.
> This will make Jaws tell you all about your font, what font
> name it is,
> whether it is bolded or italicized, and its size, as well
> as whether it is
> justified, or to the left margin or whatever.
> You don't need to press escape or anything after that, just
> move on if it
> isn't messed up.
> 
> If you need to change the font, that's a new kettle of
> fish, and I'll tell
> you how to do that if you need to know.
> 
> Please ask if you need better instructions.  Okay?
> 
> Happy proofreading!
> 
> Mayrie
> 
> 
> 
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> On Behalf Of siss52
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 5:12 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Larger Fonts for Headings
> 
> Hi Mayrie,
> 
> I am proofreading using Word.  So how do I tell if the
> chapter headings are
> already in a larger font?  The submitter may have done
> this already.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sue S.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 6:49 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Larger Fonts for Headings
> 
> 
> Hi Sue,
> 
> If a letter is capitalized but not actually enlarged, the
> font size
> still says the same thing if you ask the editor like K1000
> or Word to look
> at it and tell you what font size it is.
> 
> If you need instructions for how to enlarge just a chapter
> heading's
> font, speak up and either I or someone else can help you!
> 
> Mayrie
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of siss52
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 4:23 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Larger Fonts for Headings
> 
> 
> Hi All!
> 
> I am, for the first time, trying chapter headings without
> protection.  What
> I need to know is, would putting the chapter headings in
> all caps be
> considered a larger font?  That is, would the
> converter consider it as a
> larger font and leave them alone?
> 
> Sue S., who apologizes for bringing this up yet again
> (smile)
> 
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