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Study this page, focusing on the following questions:
- How has the writer used design to make his or her report easier to read?
The writer includes the name of the document in the header and the page number and document version in the footer. In addition, generous use of white space between paragraphs and sections make this document inviting. Indentation and lists visually show the hierarchy of information on the page.
- What recommendations do you have for improving the design of this report?
The writer could improve this page by using horizontal rules to separate the header/footer information from the rest of the page. In addition, a more informative header would include the page's most recent first-level heading. The writer's convention for labeling items in the list is confusing; for example, readers do not expect a lowercase a to represent a higher level topic than an uppercase A. Moreover, the writer could add interest to this text-heavy page by breaking the rectangle and using other design features such as columns, boxes, screens, or marginal glosses.
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Congratulations, you've completed Designing Documents with a Word Processor: A Tutorial by Roger Munger. I hope you have new ideas for improving the design of your paper documents. Please e-mail with any comments or suggestions you have about the tutorial.
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