Usability
These three graphics are useful for quantitative and/or qualitative information.
What are tables, graphs, and charts?
These are similar to--but are typically more abstract than--icons.
What are symbols?
This should be used for unordered lists or data.
What is a bulleted list?
True or false? A document cannot be both design-forward and accessible.
You can insert captions, endnotes, and tables of contents using this tab in Microsoft Word.
What is references?
This is an example of ______ citation style:
Lannon, J. M., & Gurak, L. J. (2019). Technical communication (15th ed.). Pearson.
What is APA style?
_______ is when your background and text effectively stand apart for maximum readability.
What is contrast?
This tool can help readers quickly identify sections of interest in a longer document.
What are headings?
Design cannot be disconneted from the _________ behind it.
What is ideology?
This tool keeps a record of all edits users make to a document and can be found under the "review" tab on Word.
What is track changes?
Graphics like tables and charts should always include (at least) these three things.
What are titles, labels, captions (and/or alternate text)?
This is used to make presentations/documents more interesting, orient readers’ attention, and help them sort out key elements of a graphic or document
What is color?
This feature shows users previous pages they've visited on websites.
What is a breadcrumb trail?
What is order?
This is the number of colors/fonts you should aim to have in a single document's color/font palette.
What is 2-4?
_____ image files have transparent backgrounds.
What are PNGs?
______ fonts are most effective in projected environment.
What are sans serif fonts?
By using the "Header" style for major section titles and clicking "References" in Word or Docs, you can automatically create this major navigation feature.
What is a table of contents?
When we create ‘lines’ of text out of letter and words, we exploit the power of ________.
What is continuity?
This is when a webpage automatically resizes to fit varying screen sizes.
What is being responsive?
This type of graphic is best for displaying sequential information/steps in a process.
What are charts?
You shouldn't use this trick to add emphasis to words, as it can trip up screen readers.
What is using all capital letters?
You can add this to a graphic by right-clicking an image in Word or PowerPoint and clicking "view."
What is alternate text?
This is one of the three free apps you should consider using for design-heavy features of your project.
What is GIMP, Affinity Designer, or Canva?
Because they are uniquely culturally situated, fonts and colors in document design can be considered _________.
What is rhetorical?