Sunday, June 15, 2008

Style sheet

Line Level
  • Font: Palatino Linotype
  • Font size: 12 point
  • Italics for foreign language words, terms used as terms, and emphasis
  • Underline for titles of books, magazines, journals, plays, movies, and radio or television shows
  • Quotation marks for titles of short stories, magazine or journal articles, and specific episodes of radio or television shows

Paragraph Level
  • Leading: 1.5
  • H1: Lucida Sans Typewriter, 16 pt., bold, centered
  • H2: Lucida Sans Typewriter, 14 pt., bold, left justified
  • H3: Lucida Sans Typewriter, 12 pt., italic, centered
  • H4: Lucida Sans Typewriter, 12 pt., italic, left justified
  • H5: Lucida Sans Typewriter, 12 pt., regular, centered
  • H6: Lucida Sans Typewriter, 12pt., regular, left justified
  • Justification: Left, use hyphens sparingly
  • First line indent for paragraphs, hanging indent for bibliography
  • Sequential lists: Numbers with periods after them and 5 spaces before the text
  • Nonsequential lists: bullets

Page Level
  • 3 columns, each 2.5 inches wide
  • Margins: 1 inch on all sides
  • Header: title of section, left justified
  • Footer: page number, right justified
  • Images, pullouts, and sidebar information in the column on the outer edge of the page
  • Charts and tables across all 3 columns in the top half of the page

Graphics Level
  • Captions: Arial 10 pt., italic
  • Labels: Arial 10 pt.
  • No borders for graphics
  • Full color for images
  • Charts and graphs: use different color for each bar, line, or pie piece

Document Level
  • Standard white 8.5 x 11 paper
  • Bound with plastic sheets covering it

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