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Re: Space Before and After?

Subject: Re: Space Before and After?
From: Dick Margulis <margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:40:07 -0500




HBacheler -at- aol -dot- com wrote:

To all,

In my experience, I have used the following with success. It is easier to explain to the 'users' (non-tech writers).

Headings 1 and 2: All Capitals, 14 pt, Times New Roman, 6 pts before, 6 pts after

Headings 3, 4, 5, 6, Mixed case, 12 pts, Times New Roman, 6 pts before, 6 pts after.

Heading 7 - Reserved for Appendix, but based on Heading 1

This was in the style guide that we wrote for the department on the last contract I was on.

Hope this helps,


It doesn't help at all, Harry.

You provide no context whatsoever for these guidelines. Why do you assume that Times New Roman should be the default font for all situations? Why do you even HAVE seven levels of heading? Why are four of those levels typographically indistinguishable? Oh, let me guess, you use decimal heading numbers. Well, there are situations where it's appropriate to use them and situations where it is not appropriate, in which case the reader needs visual clues.

Harry, I don't know what kind of consulting you do; but I sure hope it isn't publication design.

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