[nabs-l] Brochure help,

Thu Aug 23 13:12:39 UTC 2012

Hi Ashley,
I am also unsure how to check for the correct alinement of columns.
Sorry I can't answer your question but maybe someone else can.
Danielle

On 8/22/12, Ashley Coleman <amc05111 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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