Tools for Information Literacy ⑨ Document objects

Modify an existing style (not text formatting)

Style formatting is akin to changing a style definition in a stylesheet;
Text formatting is akin to doing an inline style declaration on a particular object.

Here we want to modify the Title style

1. based on the Task03Content style so the new style inherits all of the properties of the Task03Content style
   But we need to pay attention here because we have inherited all the properties of Task03Content, but some of the properties may need adjustment to be appropriate for the style we are modifying
2. using the same 12 point font you used for Task03Content
3. black color
4. center alignment
5. no special first line indentation
6. paragraph spacing before of 72 points

We are using these specifications because the UNC Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Guide specificies their use. 72 points on this page places the title two inches below the top of the page.

Modify the Subtitle style

1. based on the Task03Content style so the new style inherits all of the properties of the Task03Content style
2. using the same 12 point font you used for Task03Content
3. center alignment
4. no special first line indentation
5. black color
6. paragraph spacing before of 54 points
7. paragraph spacing after of 0 points
8. single line spacing

The spacing puts objects formatted in the subtitle style one inch below the prior object (in this case, the title).

Next, we want to modify the Quote style

1. based on the Task03Content style so the new style inherits all of the properties of the Task03Content style
2. with a 12 point sans-serif font
3. alignment left
4. indent .5 before and after
5. auto spacing before and after
6. single line spacing
7. no first line indentation

We are using these specifications because the UNC Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Guide specificies their use. They want consistent indentation for quotes and since we use a .5 inch first line indentation, we use a .5 inch block indent for quotes.

We will choose to use Gill Sans MT as our font choice.

Gill Sans is a humanistic sans serif family that, while is considered by many to be quintessentially British in tone and concept, has been used in virtually every country and in nearly every application imaginable. Gill Sans has reached this level of near-ubiquity for one simple—and very good—reason: it is an exceptionally distinctive design with a potential range of use that is almost limitless. ... Gill Sans was designed by Eric Gill: a versatile, brilliant, and prolifically successful designer of the early part of the last century. One of the main reasons for the enduring success of his namesake design is that it is based on Roman character shapes and proportions, making it unlike virtually any other sans serif out there. Gill also worked his own warmth and humanity into his design, resulting in a typeface in which each weight retains a distinct personality of its own. MyFonts.com

Now, modify the Heading 2 style

1. use any font you prefer
2. color black
3. bold
4. center alignment
5. no first line indentation
6. paragraph spacing before of 72 points

We are using these specifications because the UNC Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Guide specifies that the title of each chapter will be located two inches below the top edge of the page.

With this style adjustment, we will be able to start each chapter in the same manner.

Modify the Header style

1. color black
2. center alignment

We want the headers to be consistent in color and alignment. We have no headers yet, but this style will be applied when we do.

Modify the List Paragraph style

1. so that it is based on Task03Content
2. with no first line indentation

There are segments already formatted in this style, and this change will make them look like regular paragraphs, though without the first line indentation of each Task03Content paragraph

Modify the Signature style

1. so that it aligns to the right.

There are segments already formatted in this style, and this change will align them to the very right edge of the printed area.

Modify the Bibliography style

1. so that it is based on Task03Content
2. with a hanging first line indentation
3. and single line spacing

There are segments already formatted in this style, and this change will display them with a hanging indent.

We are using these specifications because the UNC Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Guide tells us to follow a style manual or professional journal that is used for formatting publications and citations in your discipline. We are assuming we will use the the APA style bibliography.

Apply different styles to different parts of the document

Start first on the title page of the document.

1. On the first page of the document, apply the Title style to the words The information: a history, a theory, a flood
2. Apply the modified Subtitle style to all the words from James Gleick to 2025 (the screenshot shows 2023, but the document says 2025)
3. Apply the modified Approvals style to all the words from Approved by: to Kenneth Gyan

Apply a Heading 2 style to the words

• CONTENTS
• PROLOGUE
• 1 | DRUMS THAT TALK and all the chapter numbers and names to follow through 15 | NEW NEWS EVERY DAY
• EPILOGUE
• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography
• Index

The Table of Contents tool will find each instance of a Heading 2 for the Table of Contents we will create later.

Text formatting (not STYLE formatting)

Style formatting is akin to changing a style definition in a stylesheet;
Text formatting is akin to doing an inline style declaration on a particular object.

Modify the line reading Approved by on the title page

1. to have a spacing before of 72 pts

72 points on this line places the line two inches below the line above it.