


Be sure not to hit the space bar more than once between words. Always align columns with the Tab key, not the space bar. You can’t count letter spaces the way you do on a typewriter you must use other means of aligning. Your type is proportionally spaced letters are not all the same width.– underlining is rarely used-where you would underline on a typewriter, use italics (or possibly boldface) in type. – a dash (-) is not the same as two hyphens (-) – opening and closing quotation marks are different characters (“like this”) Notice the differences between typesetting and typing on a typewriter:.The following pointers will help you avoid blunders: Typesetting mistakes common errors in the use of type on computers, arising because most computer users do not know the practices of the printing industry. ĪBCDEF abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 ).,: !?ĪBCDEF abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890. See also DESKTOP PUBLISHING FONT LEADING PITCH POINT SERIF. These should be used very sparingly to make dramatic-looking titles or mastheads.
