Diego Palacios

ENGL4183-090

01/25/16
Style guide sheet

A Style Sheet Guide

Page Format
Size - 8.5 x 11
Orientation Tall
margins Top: 1.03, Bottom: 1.23, Left: 1, Right: 1.01
headers Title: ATTENDANCE, page numbers
footers No footers
numbering Pages are numbered in header, top right corner
rules No rules or painted lines
columns No columns present
gutter placement and width Width: 0, Placement: Left
graphic placement and width No graphics used.
Colors Black for the words. Titles and headings highlighted blue, yellow or purple
Typography
document title Arial, 14, Title case, Center, bolded
Attendance - Arial, 12, Title case, Center, No emphasis
Introduction - Arial, 10, Title case, Center, bolded
Bookkeeping - Arial, 10,Title case, Center, No emphasis
captions - Arial, 10, Title case, Left-indented, Italics
menu items Arial, 10, Title case, Left-indented, bolded
key strokes - Arial, 10, Title case, Left-indented, No emphasis
spacing - Default
cautions/ warnings - None
hints - None
lists - Arial, 10, Title case, Left-indented, No emphasis
footnotes/ endnotes Cambria, 19, Title case, Right-indented, No emphasis
Mechanics
abbreviations - PFS ( Prospect for Success), UNCC (University of Carolina Charlotte)
acronyms CXC (Communication Across the Curriculum) FYW (First Year Writing), COED (Charlottes
College of Education)
capitalization - Default
hyphenation - on
in-text definitions - Arial, 10, Title case, Left-indented, No emphasis
quotation marks Smart quotes
spelling US English
steps Numbers, bullets
Usage
active or passive voice - Active
imperative voice - None
second person direct address of reader - Yes
parallelisms - Yes
gender references he, she.

Diego Palacios
ENGL4183-090

01/25/16
Style guide sheet

Figures & Tables

captions all labeled figure 1
size & placement Medium, Left indented
textual references to figures & tables - Arial, 10, Title case, Left-indented, bottom, no emphasis
units of measure None
decimals aligned - Default
typography & punctuation of elements such as lists, headings, titles - noen