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Friday, October 14, 2011 – Permalink – Do You Like Like Type?Or do you love it?Fonts have traits, character, even spirit. Witchita University ran a psychological study on how people "feel" about typefaces. " This study sought to determine if certain personalities and uses are associated with various fonts. Using an online survey, participants rated the personality of 20 fonts using 15 adjective pairs. In addition, participants viewed the same 20 fonts and selected which uses were most appropriate. Personality of Fonts  For instance when it came to business documents, 78.2% chose Times New Roman, 75.6 thought Cambria was appropriate, while only 5.3% wanted their attorney to use Gigi. See all Topics word <Doug Klippert@ 3:24 AM
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Monday, October 10, 2011 – Permalink – Default SaveChoose your own locationWhen you choose to save most Office files, the Save dialog box defaults to the Documents or My Documents folder. (The following directions work in 2007-10, but you need to click on the Office button in the upper left corner of the Window)
Change the folder where e-mail messages and attachments are saved Also: D.C. Everest school district Weston, WI: Office Default Paths If you don't want to change the default, but would like to be able to quickly go to an alternate site, open the Save or Save Attachment dialog box. On the left side of the box is the Places Navigation bar. If you click the Desktop icon, that location will be used to save the file. You can add spots to the bar. Browse to the specific folder. Highlight the folder and click the down arrow beside the Tools option. Select "Add to My Places." The file or e-mail attachment can then be saved where you want. See all Topics word <Doug Klippert@ 3:30 AM
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Monday, October 03, 2011 – Permalink – Plain LanguageTwaddle freeTHE WHITE HOUSE June 1, 1998 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Plain Language in Government Writing "The Federal Government's writing must be in plain language. By using plain language, we send a clear message about what the Government is doing, what it requires, and what services it offers. Plain language saves the Government and the private sector time, effort, and money." The Plain English Network Plain language can be understood by YOUR reader at first reading. It doesn't mean writing for a certain grade level - it means organizing and writing for your reader. Writing in plain language saves time and money for writers and readers. Introducing Plain Language Plain language matches the needs of the reader with your needs as a writer, resulting in effective and efficient communication. It is effective because the reader can understand the message. It is efficient because the reader can read and understand the message the first time. Also: LegalWriting.net Plain language produces clear, concise, and readable documents And then for no reason ,other than most writing is twaddle, here's a review of: How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions by Francis Wheen. It's entitled: "Twaddle unswaddled". Appropriate or not, it is fun to say. See all Topics word <Doug Klippert@ 7:28 AM
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