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The BEST page layouts for:print,e-books, PDFsPDFs, and the web

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Publication Design Decisions

• Criteria for the best:• Not solely on looks• Readability

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• Output considerations– Print – e-books– PDF– Web

• Minimize formatting time

Foundational Guideline

• Line length• Nothing new…..

1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and

• Long lines are hard to read

gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

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1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I

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give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

Traditional Guidelines:1.5 to 2.5 alphabets wideLonger if leading or line-spacing is increased

Practical application

• Start with typical word-processed document

• Based on type-writer limitations

• Can use this format for anything

• But modifications will greatly improve readability

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Images work well

MS Word modifications

MS Publisher modification

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Web applications

• Don’t go across the screen

• Prefer 2 columns leftcolumns, left reading

• No side-moving images PLEASE

Summary• This layout works for:– Print– PDFs– E-books

• No matter what the program

• Saves time, allows multi-channel repurposing

• Focus on content• We have the words of

eternal life—share them effectively.

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Great Commission.