[nabs-l] Brochure help,

Thu Aug 23 03:53:21 UTC 2012

Hi Danielle,
How do you make sure that your columns are set up correctly, and how
do you insert text into spacific places?

On 8/22/12, Danielle Sykora <dsykora29 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> These are all good suggestions. I often have to make brochures for my
> classes and I usually ask my teachers for suggestions about font size,
> type, and color. A bulleted list is very useful for displaying
> important information.
> Danielle
>
> On 8/22/12, Ashley Coleman <amc05111 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Good Idea,!
>> Ashley CJoshua
>>
>> On 8/21/12, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccuaedu.onmicrosoft.com> wrote:
>>> Wow!
>>> I was just thinking about this!
>>> I hate to highjack this thread, but I've noticed a trend!
>>> We have so many students on here, with the same first name!
>>> We have two Joshes, 3 Ashleys, etc.
>>> We need to come up with a way to make it known, which person with a
>>> similar
>>> name, we're talking to on this list!
>>> Thanks, Joshua
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of
>>> Ashley Bramlett [bookwormahb at earthlink.net]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:59 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Brochure help,
>>>
>>> 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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