[mso] Re: Word 2002 Text Justificatin, Margin Width
- From: "Camille Carboneau" <camille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 23:40:51 -0600
Hi Ray,
Since you asked.... The first 'rule' is to know your audience... Or your
target and who will be reading your writing =3D) Are they older, =
younger,
wear bi-focals, etc. What is the purpose of your communication? To sell,
inform, educate? What do people expect to see for this 'type' of
communication? How will it be viewed? Electronic? Paper? Web? Email? =
This
type of conversation requires more than one would care to read in an =
email.
If you ask 10 people, you'll probably get 11 answers. I could give you
specific advice on specific projects because there isn't one rule for =
all
'typesetting' projects. I always try to find a way that no matter what =
type
of writing project I am doing, I try to 'kick it up a notch' and make =
the
'communication' stand out... Make the candidate stand out...make the
newsletter one they look forward to reading next month...
As is the case with the period space space issue, people are dead set on =
1"
margins all the way around no matter what... Like some people are dead =
set
on their resume being one page, yet they have 20 years of =
experience...There
are methods of having a successful 3-5 page private-sector =
r=E9sum=E9s... If you
capture their attention, they will read it...and you keep their =
attention
with content. This 'rule' or concept can be applied to almost =
anything--from
web sites to r=E9sum=E9s to proposals for billion dollar contracts. You =
must get
to know your audience and customer. I say customer because some people =
write
books (content) for their audience, yet they must conform to publishing
standards. Most publishers have standard procedures you must follow--but
there are variations among publishers. How's that in a tiny nutshell... =
?
Clear as mud? To sort of answer your question...look at what YOU =
read--look
at popular magazines... I'd say look at the newspaper, but I've seen =
some
pretty shabby newspapers that could use typesetting courses... Let alone =
a
proofreader... We've probably all noticed those types of errors...
Basically, if you have 1-1.5" columns, it is probably ok to justify... =
Don't
get me wrong, right justification sure looks nice... But if you really =
want
someone to READ it and keep their attention, ragged right margins are =
the
way to go....in which case, I'd probably use a default 2 column format =
and
it will look great. =3D)
As a side note, today I asked my niece how she has been taught in school =
to
do her papers...and if she uses one or two spaces after a period or
punctuation. Her answer--TWO spaces?????? Why would you put two spaces =
after
a period? She had never heard of it... Boy am I feeling old... She is a
senior in high school. Hehe... =3D)
Of course all of this is just my 2 cents...and 22 years of experience in
some form of electronic publications =3D)
Camille
camille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 6:16 PM
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Subject: [mso] Word 2002 Text Justificatin, Margin Width
Hi All,
Camille said (on another thread):
there are "rules" about the right
justification. It is ok if the column
is 1-1.5" wide, but NEVER a 6.5"
Just what are the rules you pros use for justifying text in a =
newsletter?
In our first issue (June), my daughter and I justified all text. We used
three columns with half inch left and right margin and 0.3 inches =
between
columns.
That meant the text in the columns was 2.3 inches wide on 8 1/2 x 11 =
paper.
Someone told us left justification would look better. We adopted that =
style
for the July and August issues because of the comment, but mainly =
because it
is easier to do.
Someone else told us the left and right margins are too narrow. We kept =
the
half-inch left and right margins but used more banner headlines and =
vertical
spacing between header and footer. We also added a little more white =
space
around our graphics.
I'd be glad to hear about any "standards" or generally accepted =
practices
for text justification and/or margin width.
This might set off another flood of messages as did my question about =
one
space or two, however, I think all those comments were very =
enlightening,
and I set Tools | Options | Spelling & Grammar to require one space =
after
sentence end.
Thanks for all the help.
Ray Shapp
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Subject: [mso] Word 2002 Text Justificatin, Margin Width
Hi All,
Camille said (on another thread):
there are "rules" about the right
justification. It is ok if the column
is 1-1.5" wide, but NEVER a 6.5"
Just what are the rules you pros use for justifying text in a =
newsletter?
In our first issue (June), my daughter and I justified all text. We used
three columns with half inch left and right margin and 0.3 inches =
between
columns.
That meant the text in the columns was 2.3 inches wide on 8 1/2 x 11 =
paper.
Someone told us left justification would look better. We adopted that =
style
for the July and August issues because of the comment, but mainly =
because it
is easier to do.
Someone else told us the left and right margins are too narrow. We kept =
the
half-inch left and right margins but used more banner headlines and =
vertical
spacing between header and footer. We also added a little more white =
space
around our graphics.
I'd be glad to hear about any "standards" or generally accepted =
practices
for text justification and/or margin width.
This might set off another flood of messages as did my question about =
one
space or two, however, I think all those comments were very =
enlightening,
and I set Tools | Options | Spelling & Grammar to require one space =
after
sentence end.
Thanks for all the help.
Ray Shapp
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