Using special font styles

Special font styles are variations of the appearance of characters. Font style choices are commonly available in word processors and, in a very limited way, on some electronic typewriters.

Here are some guidelines to follow when you use special font styles:

• Use special font styles carefully and sparingly. Using too many font styles or using them too frequently is confusing and ineffective.

• Use special font styles for advanced reading texts only. Unskilled readers may have difficulty reading unconventional print.

• If you plan to use special font styles in the text of reading materials, teach new readers the meaning of the special font styles.

Here are some examples of special font styles:

• bold
• italic
• underline
• ALL CAPITALS

These font styles can be used effectively to make a page more attractive, add emphasis, or identify certain kinds of words.

• Task module: Using special font styles
• In task module: Formatting computer text
• In task module: Formatting printed materials
• In task module: Designing printed materials
• In task module: Producing printed materials, by Anne Klaassens (contributor), Robin Rempel (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor, contributor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), Diane Wroge (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Developing instructional materials, by Trudy K. Stewart, Leah B. Walter (contributor), and Trudi C. Hunt (contributor)
• In task module: Developing an instructional program, by Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), Patricia M. Davis (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 16 February 1999

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