Mirna Garcia

Project C Style Sheet

Page Format
size 8.5x11
orientation - tall
margins - 0.5/narrow
headers (content, page #, rules, etc.) section titles
footers (content, page #, rules, etc.) page numbers
numbering (front matter, body) within footers
rules (painted lines that act as dividers) green borders
columns (number, width of each) usually 3, some contain 2
graphic placement and width picture sizes vary throughout
colors (screens, text, graphics, none) various colors and images
Typography
document title (font, face, size, case, placement, emphasis) large with UNCC logo
heading 1 (font, face, size, case, placement, emphasis) Title of document, large
heading 2 (font, face, size, case, placement, emphasis) sub titile, medium
heading 3 (font, face, size, case, placement, emphasis) - text font, small
spacing (leading, kerning) varies throughout, space b/w paragraphs
Mechanics
abbreviations to use after first reference- several
acronyms to use after first reference - several
capitalization (any non-standard uses must be specified) - titles
hyphenation (on or off?) on
quotation marks (straight or smart quotes) quotation marks
spelling (U.S. English, British English, other?) U.S. English

Usage
active or passive voice - active
imperative voice? no
second person direct address of reader? yes
gender references (acceptable pronouns) neutral
Figures & Tables
captions (numbers & titles)- vary
size & placement varies throughout
textual references to figures & tables (font, face, size, case, placement, emphasis)
units of measure (inches, centimeters, picas, points, etc.) varies throughout