[Stylist] basic tutorial on prepping docs for sighted readers

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Completely agree with all this except Times New Roman being a thing of the
past. At least where the literary world is concerned. While other fonts like
Calibri are common, Times New Roman is still a very accepted and encouraged
font. Most literary mags and journals list it as a font they insist on for
submissions. But yes, as someone else who was also fully sighted for 22
years, it's not necessary to flood a document with visual stimuli. And it
really all depends on what you're creating. Also, visual media needs to
pertain to the document and is not just a placeholder to catch the eye.

 

Bridgit

 

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Hi,

This subject is a very broad one, for sure so  I  will keep to a  focused
statement.

. For informational articles and essays I  use simple text blocks and no
indents. Heading can be centered and bolded to draw the eye.

One can make bullet lists, which also focuses on the subject and point for
this  type of writing.

 

One can also center poems. I'd like to say, that I  grew up sighted, and
want to also say simple works better than all the fancy shmancy fonts and
flourishes. If your writing is good, you don't need embellishment's. This
can take away from the writing. Also, type fonts should be simple, without
the serifs and little tails and such. Fonts with too many sweeps and tails
or angles are hard to read for folks with low vision and sometimes scanning
software confuses the letters. I  use Calibri or ariel, both well known and
used all over the web and in printed books. I used Ariel for all my own
books, too.

I  think old-fashioned typesets like times new roman will soon be a thing of
the past.

 

 

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Annie 

 

 

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Not looking for something that tells me what I have done-but what
specifically to do to enhance how a doc looks to sighted readers. Mine, at
this point, are very plain, and I just want to pretty them up in ways that
are typical, but because I am not a native print user, I am not sure always
of what markings, graphics or whatever work for given situations. What I
ineffectively articulated before is, I could probably learn this by reading
a typical doc using the super-detailed settings in JAWS, but am loath to,
because of mild Aspergers that makes that kind of fine detail
crazymaking-too much of a good thing! So, I'd rather have someone explain
what works best for people, what makes docs pleasing to the eye, and how to
accomplish it (though the how-to's, I can probably learn elsewhere). So,
hope this clarifies somewhat.

 

 

 

Sandra

 

Something is wrong, I know it, if I don't keep my attention on eternity. May
I be the tiniest nail in the house of the universe, tiny but useful.

(Mary Oliver) 

 

 

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