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Web Style Guide /wsg3/index.html Ch 8: Page Layout Document Design 2 * Chapter 8Page LayoutDocument Design 2 Your narration or oral presentation notes go here. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Conducting Research Ch 8: Page Layout Ch 4: Conducting Research Ch 8 – Page Layout Conducting Research Document Design 2 Document Design 2 Document Design 2 Document Design 2 Document Design 2 Document Design 2 Chapter 8Document Design 2 Page Layout  * Creating Visually Effective Documents Technical communication is based on informed choices. Technical Communication Ch 8: Page Layout Document Design 2 * Creating Visually Effective Documents A technical communicator makes decisions about aspects of design based on the audience and purpose. Technical Communication Ch 8: Page Layout Document Design 2 * Creating Visually Effective Documents Readers - view a page as a whole unit - scan the page to get a sense of layout and structure - determine the page’s “road map” by looking at title, headings and subheadings Technical Communication Ch 8: Page Layout Document Design 2 * Creating Visually Effective Documents Visual hierarchy - shows main items or most important topics in primary headings - shows secondary items in second level of headings or subheadings Technical Communication Ch 8: Page Layout Document Design 2 * Creating Visually Effective Documents Headings and subheadings - use same (parallel) grammatical structure - show the structure (outline) of the document Technical Communication Ch 8: Page Layout Document Design 2 * Creating Visually Effective Documents Electronic pages - web pages (often cluttered) - computer screens (shaped differently) - electronic text (fuzzier than print) Technical Communication Ch 8: Page Layout Document Design 2 * Formatting a Page Effectively Grids - vertical - horizontal - combined see Fig. 8.3 on p. 135 Technical Communication Ch 8: Page Layout Document Design 2 * Formatt