About Desktop Publishing: Perfecting Your Punctuation

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Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing Get Started Choose Software Tips & Tutorials From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing Welcome to another Thursday morning edition of the About.com Desktop Publishing newsletter to be enjoyed any time of day or night. I'm putting hyphens, periods, exclamation marks, and their kin in the spotlight while trying real hard not to make any glaring punctuation errors. Spot any? Go ahead and laugh, point, or giggle to yourself. I did it just to see if you were paying attention (really, honest I did). Punctuation is only part of what you'll find in today's newsletter. Want to share my mistakes or the good info with friends on Twitter, Facebook, Digg, and elsewhere? Look for the Share link at the end of blog posts or in the upper right (near Search) on most other pages. I'm thanking you in advance for sharing: Thank you! Softening Those Hyphens: H&J on the Web In print a lot of attention is paid to line endings. We want to abolish the widows and orphans (typographically speaking that is) and we like nice not-too-ragged alignment -- sometimes even perfectly lined up on both sides. Hyphenation and Justification (H&J) is one way to accomplish neat line endings. But what about H&J for Web pages? Dot Dot Dot (It's Not Morse Code) Three little dots... indicate an omission, an interruption, or hesitation. Don't hesitate to fine-tune your use of the ellipsis. Getting the Hang of Hanging Your Punctuation Why? It's an illusion that makes text look neater. Learn why and how to use hanging punctuation. What Do You Put After a Period? Everyone has an opinion. Some think that worrying about a little thing like spacing after ending punctuation is silly. Others are passionate about just how many spaces we use. My opinion is clear in this piece: Use One Space Between Sentences but browsing the reader responses you can see that not all agree. Desktop Publishing Ads Desktop Publishing Software DTP Desktop Publisher English Punctuation Featured Articles Designing Obama (A Really Nifty Book Regardless of Politics) Magazine Covers: The Good, The Bad, & The How-To Does Color Really Matter? What Color is September? Do You Know Folio? In Case You Missed It: Using Mood Boards   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More> This newsletter is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desktop Publishing newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Typography News & Views The Big Book of Font Combinations Typography for Lawyers Advertisement