Rules of DTP: Lesson 5: Centered Text

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Rules of DTP Lesson 5: Centered Text From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing Right Down the Middle There is nothing inherently wrong with centered text. As with ragged right or fully-justified text alignment, what works for one design might be totally inappropriate for another layout. There are simply fewer situations where centered text is appropriate. Today's lesson suggests when and when not to center your text. Use Centered Text Sparingly When in doubt, don't center it. Pages in this Lesson 1: Centered Text 2: Assignment Tips, Trivia, Tidbits Here Comes the Bride... Formal wedding invitations are one instance where centered text is traditional and appropriate. Engraved wedding invites are traditional as well. But if you want to buck tradition (with or without the centered text), there's a growing trend toward do-it-yourself invitations. Pick up tips and find materials for creating wedding invitations and related bridal and wedding materials with computer software and printing from the About Desktop Publishing site with these Wedding and Anniversary Projects Previous 4 Lessons in this Class Lesson 1: Space After Punctuation Lesson 2: Space After Paragraphs Lesson 3: Number of Fonts Lesson 4: Text Alignment This email is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Rules of DTP' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement