page design

page design

Many of the composition classes taught in the CCCL incorporate "page design elements" into their assignments. This usually includes writing resumes, brochures and newsletters. Both Microsft Word and Microsoft Publisher provide extensive resources for desktop publishing. Generally, Word is powerful enough for the required assignments.

To use a template in Word click New in the File menu: select by clicking the desired template in the New Documents dialog box:

Bullets and Numbering

To insert Bullets or add numbering, select the items you wish to bullet or number.

To add bullets, click on the Bullets icon.

To add numbers, click on the Numbers icon.

To finish list, press the <Enter> key twice. You can also finish the list by pressing the <Backspace> key to delete the last number in the list.

To format, select the bulleted or numbered list and click Format > Bullets and Numbering and choose desired style. Click Customize for additional options:

Tables
To insert table, place cursor at the insertion point and click Table > Insert Table

Choose the desired number of column and rows

Columns
To place text in columns, click Format > Columns

Choose the desired number of columns: the default setting is one column.

The "Apply to" drop down menu determines where the new column setting will begin.

The size of the columns can be adjusted by changing the Width and Spacing settings.

Check the "Line between" to separate the columns be a vertical line.

Callouts

Use callouts to give your papers visual appeal and to focus the reader's attention. The material in a callout box can be a quotation from a source, an explication of the paper’s thesis, an anecdote that illustrates something said in their paper, an aside (that is, an interesting idea that relates to the thesis of the paper but does not really belong in a well-focused paper), and so on. Place a callout anywhere in the paper by drawing a textbox and putting the information in the box.

Click Insert > Text Box.

The cursor will change to a cross .

Place it in the text where the text box is to begin and press down on the left mouse button to drag the cursor diagonally from left to right. The box will appear. Size the box by keeping your finger on the left mouse button and dragging the cursor across the page.

Size the text box by placing the cursor on circles in the border. The cursorchanges to a double ended arrow for adjusting size:

Vertical and horizontal adjusts the one dimension

Diagonal changes both dimensions

Move repositions the text box but changes neither dimension.

Customize the callout with the drawing toolbar. Take care to adjust the callouts size to fit the text--text can "disappear" at the callout's borders.

Choose line style and color, and background and font color with the drawing toolbar at the bottom of the page.
See Odell and Katz, Writing in a Visual Age, Chapter 8 (479-527).

Some Useful Websites:

Jacci Howard Bear: "Grids: Order out of Chaos" ("A grid is an invisible structure used to guide the placement of elements on your page.")

page design Many of the composition classes taught in the CCCL incorporate "page design elements" into their assignments. This usually includes writing resumes, brochures and newsletters. Both Microsft Word and Microsoft Publisher provide extensive resources for desktop publishing. Generally, Word is powerful enough for the required assignments. To use a template in Word click New in the File menu: select by clicking the desired template in the New Documents dialog box: Bullets and Numbering To insert Bullets or add numbering, select the items you wish to bullet or number. To add bullets, click on the Bullets icon. To add numbers, click on the Numbers icon. To finish list, press the <Enter> key twice. You can also finish the list by pressing the <Backspace> key to delete the last number in the list. To format, select the bulleted or numbered list and click Format > Bullets and Numbering and choose desired style. Click Customize for additional options: Tables To insert table, place cursor at the insertion point and click Table > Insert Table Choose the desired number of column and rows Columns To place text in columns, click Format > Columns Choose the desired number of columns: the default setting is one column. The "Apply to" drop down menu determines where the new column setting will begin. The size of the columns can be adjusted by changing the Width and Spacing settings. Check the "Line between" to separate the columns be a vertical line. Callouts Use callouts to give your papers visual appeal and to focus the reader's attention. The material in a callout box can be a quotation from a source, an explication of the paper’s thesis, an anecdote that illustrates something said in their paper, an aside (that is, an interesting idea that relates to the thesis of the paper but does not really belong in a well-focused paper), and so on. Place a callout anywhere in the paper by drawing a textbox and putting the information in the box. Click Insert > Text Box. The cursor will change to a cross . Place it in the text where the text box is to begin and press down on the left mouse button to drag the cursor diagonally from left to right. The box will appear. Size the box by keeping your finger on the left mouse button and dragging the cursor across the page. Size the text box by placing the cursor on circles in the border. The cursorchanges to a double ended arrow for adjusting size:
	Vertical and horizontal adjusts the one dimension
	Diagonal changes both dimensions
	Move repositions the text box but changes neither dimension.
	Customize the callout with the drawing toolbar. Take care to adjust the callouts size to fit the text--text can "disappear" at the callout's borders.

Choose line style and color, and background and font color with the drawing toolbar at the bottom of the page. See Odell and Katz, Writing in a Visual Age, Chapter 8 (479-527).
Some Useful Websites: Jacci Howard Bear: "Grids: Order out of Chaos" ("A grid is an invisible structure used to guide the placement of elements on your page.")