How To … Use Style Sheets

How To … Use Style Sheets

*The recommendations made in this handout are specific to the BODY TYPE (the type designed for a newspaper’s stories), of a broadsheet newspaper. From this handout, you can also create style sheets for bylines, photo credits, cutlines, jump lines, etc., BUT the recommendations here are inaccurate for those page elements. For recommendations on fonts, sizes, styles, etc. for those elements, refer to Harrower’s Guide.

Setting up a Style Sheet

1. Draw a basic TEXT FRAME using the RECTANGLE tool.
2. Click on the TYPE tool.
3. Click inside the TEXT FRAME.
4. Go to the TYPE menu.
5. Select FILL WITH PLACEHOLDER TEXT.
6. Click on the CHARACTER FORMATTING tools.
7. Choose a FONT – (recommended with SERIFS).
8. Choose a FONT SIZE – (recommended 10-12 point).
9. Adjust the LEADING – (space between lines).
10. Adjust the TRACKING – (space between letters).
11. Adjust the SET HEIGHT – (height of letters).
12. Adjust the SET WIDTH – (width of letters).
13. Click on the PARAGRAPH FORMATTING tools.
14. Justify the text with the last line aligned left – (bottom, left option).
15. Adjust the indentation of the first line of each paragraph using the FIRST LINE LEFT OF INDENT tool/ dropdown box – (recommended 1p6).
16. Go to the WINDOW menu.
17. Select OBJECT STYLES.
18. Using the SELECTION tool, click on the text box you created.
19. Click on the PARAGRAPH STYLES tab.
20. Click on CREATE NEW STYLE, at the bottom of the STYLES menu.
21. Double-click PARAGRAPH STYLE 2.

NOTE: A new menu will pop up.

22. Name this style BODY TYPE.
23. Click OK.

Applying a Style

1. Draw a TEXT FRAME where you plan to place a story.
2. Click on the TYPE tool.
3. Click on the inside of the box.
4. Go to the TYPE menu.
5. Select FILL WITH PLACEHOLDER TEXT.
6. Hit APPLE A simultaneously to select all.
7. Go to the PARAGRAPH STYLES menu.
8. Double-click BODY TEXT style.

REMEMBER: WHEN YOU LAY OUT YOUR STORIES, THE INDIVIDUAL STORIES NEED COLUMNS.

FOLLOW THESE SAME STEPS TO CREATE STYLE SHEETS FOR THE FOLLOWING:

1. Bylines.
2. Photo Credits.
3. Cutlines.
4. Jump Lines.
5. Optional: Headlines (headlines vary depending on the space and layout).