[nabs-l] Brochure help,

Thu Aug 23 13:48:02 UTC 2012

Thanks, Danielle!

On 8/23/12, Danielle Sykora <dsykora29 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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