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Some notes on google docs

9/15/2016

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When using Google Docs, there are a few tricks. 
  • Use Paperpile for references.
  • Follow Practical Typography where possible.
  • Margins larger than 1 inch. Narrower text columns are easier to read.
  • Never use Arial, use Helvetica Neue instead if Arial is required.
  • If Arial not required, use Source Serif Pro and Source Sans Pro.
  • Use Serif for the body text, Sans for headers and figure legends.
  • Use the Text Styles menu to style each paragraph by typeface, margins, type weight, and paragraph spacing.
  • Main text paragraphs should have no space before, and a space afterwards.
  • Paragraph headers should have no spaces before or after.
  • Text Styles allows you to auto-generate a Table of  Contents. 
  • Use 200-300 dpi PNG files for figures.
  • When discussing a project, use Basecamp. When discussing the details of a manuscript, use the Docs Comment function. I admit there is a lot of overlap between the two.
  • Try to avoid using email to discuss either.
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