[nabs-l] Brochure help,

[Ashley Coleman]

It's purpose is to teach us how to create them for when we get into
the classroom.

On 8/21/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Ashley,
> I'm Ashley too and I attend a community college part time getting a
> certificate while looking for work; I have a BA in liberal studies; I'll
> get
> a certificate and extra relevant classes for my resume here at nova.
>
> About the brochure, jaws doesn't always describe colors and layout well.
> However, if you just need a simple brochure, creating one will not require
> much extra eyes. What is its purpose?
>
> Do you have any vision? If so this will aid you in creating it. If not, do
> the best with jaws and have a sighted person assist you in the layout.
> Also, your professor should give you tips on things like font type and
> size.
>
> I've not created a brochure, but have created flyers for a club and
> readers.
> So, that said, here is what I might do for a brochure.
>
> I have a little central vision so this may help me pick a font. I'd select
> a
> font with curly edges of letters.
> such as Georgia. Another idea would be pick one with dark block letter
> lines
> such as Impact or
> Showcard gothic.
> You should type your information in smaller font, maybe size 12 or 14. If
> its  a list of important things like dates, you might want to make a
> bulleted list.
> Note that Word had several types of bullets, but I think the more common
> ones are a square bullet or the circle filled bullet; that is what I've seen
>
> often. But you can always check with someone sighted to find out.
>
> Then you might want to add some pictures by either using clip art or
> cutting
> and pasting in existing pictures from other sources.
> Clip art is in the insert tab.
>
> Finally, Microsoft word lets you add page borders and a background color,
> but I suggest printing on colored paper, its easier.
> To do either one, go to the page layout tab. If you wish to add a border,
> go
> to page borders in that tab. If you tab to the combo box that says
> art, you can pick any number of picture borders that will be displayed
> around the page; quite pretty but not sure it would help for this type of
> brochure. All pictures are spoken so you know what you're choosing; pick
> one
> and press enter, otherwise its not selected.
> Art graphics include apples, cookies, cake, hearts, and even Christmas
> trees.
>
> You can also write text into a box; I suggest picking the first box so it
> does not look like a template then. To do this go to the insert tab and tab
>
> to text box; open that display of choices and press enter on the first
> choice wich is the simple text box with no additional formatting.
> It is in the center of your page, but to move it, press the standard
> commands of control L for left or control R for right.
> You can also create tables in word; that is accessible too. That might be
> good for some brochures.
>
> If we have more info on the expectations for it and who the audience is, we
>
> might have more ideas. You can make it look funny or serious, depending on
> the audience.
> hth,
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ashley Coleman
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:19 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: [nabs-l] Brochure help,
>
> Hi all,
> My name is Ashley and I am attending UNCP for a degree in Special
> Education Teaching.
>
> I am wondering if any of you have had to create a tri-fold brochure for a
> class, if you did how did you accomplish it.  I am using Microsoft Word
> 2010 and Jaws 12.
>
> Thanks, Ashley,
>
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