Elements Of Design -- Desktop Publishing.?

3.) The leading Between the lines in the following block of text is _____ Points.





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A- 9.


B- 11.


C- 13.


D- 15.





4.)The sample text from Question 3 is set in point size ____.


A- 9


B- 11.


C- 13.


D- 15.





5.)The Sample text from Qustion 3 has a line length of ____ Picas.


A- 14.


B- 18.


C- 22.


D- 26.





6.)The sample text from question 3 is set.


A- flush right/ragged left.


B- flush left/ragged right.


C- centered.


D- full justified.

Elements Of Design -- Desktop Publishing.?
What we're looking at on Yahoo isn't what you're looking at, Lisa, so we can't give you measurements that are accurate.





But this may help you figure it out.





Picas and points are measurements--like inches, yards and miles are measurements, but smaller. There are 6 picas in every inch or 72 points in an inch. So for question #5 (I'll take the easy one first), measure the width of your line of text --(let's say it's 2 inches) then multiply by 6 to get the number of picas (2 x 6 = 12 picas). In question 5, answer B would be exactly 3 inches in length and D would be about 4 1/3". I'll let you work out the other two.





Question 6 is easy: look at your sample paragraph. If the words all line up down the right side of the page, but zigzag down the left edge, it's A. Answer B is the opposite: words line up on left side of the page, but don't on the right.


If they don't line up on either side, go with answer C and if they line up evenly on both sides, the paragraph is fully justified (D).





No one can give you a definite answer for Questions 3 and 4 because only you can see the actual type in your question. But here's a suggestion for Question 3: in MS Word or another word processing program, choose a font like Ariel with a type size of 10. Type in and print out your paragraph and see how it matches up. Does the font look similar? If not, try another, such as Times New Roman.





When you get a font that looks like the one in your sample, print it out and compare it to your sample. Adjust the size until you get it to match exactly (if you're lucky!). Then look to see what point size that is. A 12 point Ariel is much larger visually than a 12 point Times, so to make this work, you need to find the exact font and size. It's important to print it out each time because computer monitors distort sizes.





Or, you can buy a points ruler which will help you measure the height of the letters (point size) and the leading (the distance from the bottom of of the type on line 1 down to the bottom of line 2. 1/4" = 25 points and 1/8"=12.5 points, but it is very difficult to measure with a standard ruler.





If the lines of type are touching the lines below and above, the answer to question 4 will be the same as # 3. But usually type is set with at least 2 points of extra space (leading) between the lines.





Even if we were seeing the exact font you see, our monitors all are set slightly differently, so what looks like 12 point Times Roman on your monitor would look an entirely different size on another person's.





You can also take your sample to the office of a printer or newspaper and they can tell you the answers to questions 3 and 4.





Hope that has helped!
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