| • |
Use
white space to separate paragraphs and sections of your document. |
• |
Use
margins at least one inch wide. Justify the left margin. Leave the
right margin ragged. |
• |
Use
columns if they work well. Text in two columns on a 8 1/2 X 11 page
is easier to read than text across the whole page. |
| |
| Highlight
important information. |
| |
|
• |
Use
boxes around important information to make it more prominent. |
|
• |
Use colour shading to
add interest and set text apart. |
|
|
• |
Use
bullets, arrows or other small graphics for point form lists. |
• |
Use
italics to emphasize a word or phrase, or for phrases in other
languages. Italics are hard to read, so limit their use. |
• |
Use bold print or underline for
titles or to add emphasis. |
• |
Use all capitals only to draw attention
to a heading or to make a brief statement, such as: KEEP OUT. |
