white space that indicates a break in the discourse or writing, is defeated when that blank is made too wide, compelling the turning over of too many short lines. The proper adjustment of indention and of breaks at the ends of paragraphs is as important as even leading and even spacing.
WHEN PARAGRAPH INDENTION IS NOT NEEDED
The first line of any new chapter, even when that line does not begin with a large initial letter, or any first line of type following the white line usually put at the end of an extract or insert, needs no indention: the white line above the print is sufficient indication of a change in subject-matter. Nor is the one-em indention required under a short line of subheading, but if the heading fills the measure the one-em indention is proper.
FOR CIRCULAR LETTERS Type-write your letter or circular on a prepared stencil sheet just as you would write it on paper. Then put the stencil in THE NEW MULTIGRAPH and print 600 COPIES AN HOUR with, ease and accuracy. |
FOR CIRCULAR LETTERS Type-write your letter or circular on a prepared stencil sheet just as you would write it on paper. Then put the stencil in THE NEW MULTIGRAPH and print 600 COPIES AN HOUR with, ease and accuracy. |
The regular paragraph indention should never be used for a few lines of text in any form of displayed composition. These few lines may be set the full width of the measure when the last line fills