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Designing Documents for Readability

Helping your reader get the message. Designing Documents for Readability. Visual elements of a page. Text Headings and titles Graphics Simple separators (lines and boxes). White space. Use white space to set off important items or markers. Figures and tables Titles of sections

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Designing Documents for Readability

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  1. Helping your reader get the message Designing Documents for Readability

  2. Visual elements of a page • Text • Headings and titles • Graphics • Simple separators (lines and boxes) • White space

  3. Use white space to set off important items or markers. • Figures and tables • Titles of sections • Titles of figures and tables • Headings

  4. Use serif and sans-serif fonts wisely. • Serif – for longer blocks of text that are up close to the reader. • Sans-serif – for text that will be projected or seen from a distance.

  5. Disseminating documents digitally: • Convert documents to PDF (Portable Document File) to preserve formatting. • When sharing documents for review (before they are finalized), use Track Changes in MS Word – don’t convert to PDF until final draft.

  6. Document Paper and covers Single-sided? Margins Sections Start on right-facing pages? Use line or other graphic device? Headings and Subheadings Position Font & size & characteristics Main Text Font Paragraph indentation? Line spacing Page Numbering Where on page? What font/type? Different for different sections? Tables and Figures Integrated with text?? Where do labels go?? References Citations in parentheses in text? Reference list goes where? Abbreviations, Acronyms, Equations Include glossary? Where? Acronyms spelled out where? Mathematical variables explained where? Style Sheet Checklist

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