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Reference Materials
In this section you will have access to all the reference materials you need at your fingertips while designing.
Design is always about the details. Rather than relying on your memory, use these handy charts, articles and resources to ensure that your design always looks professional and your document is always correctly set up.
- Symbols and punctuation charts: You'll learn how to use the correct punctuation on and off the web.
- Abbreviation guides: We'll show you the correct way of abbreviating time, geographic locations, Weights, and measures.
- Variety of charts: You'll find conversion charts, bindery methods, keyboard shortcuts, postal standards, typeface selection, and more!
- Printing guides: You'll see how to set up your brochures for barrel folds, setting up labels and envelope, and printing standards.
Enjoy immediate access to the following charts and guides:
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Abbreviations for the US and World Nations
When creating charts, mailing labels, maps and tables, you may need to abbreviate either a state or an international nation. There are guidelines that should be followed. However, there are too many rules to remember! To this end, I created this is part 2 of a 3 part series of abbreviation charts. We'll go over the rules for abbreviating the states and international nations in mailing labels and other documents. . . . READ ON >
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Punctuation and symbols on the web
Good typography isn't something that is clearly seen but bad typography is immediately "spot-able". You can create all typography you do for print for the web. Don't look like an amateur, keep your professional edge -- online. You can bring professional typography to the web. . . . READ ON >
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Writing special characters of the Latin alphabet on the web
French and Spanish have special characters and punctuation that are needed when writing in those languages. There is no reason that you cannot create all those special characters needed in Latin-based languages (such as French and Spanish) for the web. Here are the codes you'll need. . . . READ ON >
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Abbreviation Guide — Time Designations
There will be times when we need to abbreviate words (such as in tables, charts, and graphs). Remain professional by doing it correctly. This is actually part 1 of a 3 part series. I'll be looking at the most commonly used abbreviations: time, geography, weights and measurements. . . . READ ON >
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Web colors that are supported by ALL browsers
When designing for the web, there are a couple of ways of specifying color. If you prefer using colors by their names or RGB values in your HTML or CSS, have I got a list for you! Here are the 150 color names (by X11) that are currently supported by all major cross-browsers. . . . READ ON >
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Creating technical or mathematical characters on the web
What would you do if you had to create a mathematical symbol or heck, even a fraction? HTML is a capable of including technical and mathematical characters and symbols. These include: math functions, fractions, operators, symbols, arrows, and lines. Here's my list and how to create them in your HTML. . . . READ ON >
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Need Greek? Adding any Greek characters to your website
Need Greek characters? Sites that have some Math, Statistics and Engineering notations, all use Greek Characters. If you need any Greek characters for your website, the quick and easiest way to do it, is through your HTML. Here's a comprehensive list with the codes needed. . . . READ ON >
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