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Digital Keyboarding Standards for data input. EM DASHES. M. Width of a capital M Takes place of two hyphens used in typewriting Introduces a sentence break or a parenthetical statement Stronger than comma, weaker than period Example: sample text – sample text. EN DASHES. N.
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EM DASHES M • Width of a capital M • Takes place of two hyphens used in typewriting • Introduces a sentence break or a parenthetical statement • Stronger than comma, weaker than period • Example: sample text – sample text
EN DASHES N • Width of a capital N • Separate ranges, durations or compound words • Spaces are not used before or after an en dash • Example: sample text-sample text
Paragraph Indents • Modern word processing – user should use first line indent to set spacing • First line indent should be 2 to 3 characters in width • Traditional typing used ½ inch tab sets to indent the first line of paragraph
one space after endmarks • Modern word processors automatically place a space after punctuation • Traditional typing required two spaces after punctuation
SMART MARKS • substitutions for apostrophes and quotation marks • “curly” as opposed to straight • beginning and end of quoted section • typewriter inserts symbol for foot and inch “SMART”
MONOSPACED TYPE • Defined by equal spacing for each letter • Example: • AAAA • i i i i
Proportional type • Word processing, desktop publishing, and other modern technology applications use this type to increase readability • Allots a different amount of space to each letter • AAAA • iiii
3 locations where appearance & readability can improve Do not insert a space between currency symbols and the money amount Use kerning to reduce space between periods & commas following overhanding lowercase letters such as r’s and t’s Do not use spaces following periods in acronyms such as A.M. and M.D. unnecessary spacing
Special characters • Many characters unavailable on traditional typewriters are available through word processing • Symbols available through Insert Symbol or Key Caps @ # & % ( ^ @ * > ? + ) $ !
UNDERLINING • Cuts off letter which extend below the line, making text more difficult to read • Instead of underlining, choose a different method to emphasize text