Garima Prasher

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DESIGN AND LAYOUT

Designing and layout of a newspaper is done to attract readership and to optimize the effectiveness in presenting information. Rules and conventions have evolved over the years and almost all newspapers share well-established layout principles.

Newseum is world’s most interactive museum of daily newspaper front pages in their original unedited form. Direct access of the site can be done using the link given below:

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp

Getting Started
1. Open a new page following the step: File- New Document (CTRL+N)
2. The document opened can be fitted to the window using the command: CTRL+0

3. The command for the toolbox to appear: F8 4. The command for the measurement box to appear: F9

Design Exquisite Mastheads
1. Masthead in The Times of India measures 5 cm in height. Select the Rectangular Tool Box tool from Tool box. Drag it on the page to create the text box. The height of the box can be controlled and measured in the measurement box. Change the measurement to five in the ‘H’ tab.

2. For typing the mast head, select the Content Tool on the toolbox and start typing.

3. Select the content of the text box using: CTRL+A

4. Size of the text can be increased using command: CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+ (.)

5. Size of the text can be decreased using command: CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+(,)

6. The content can be moved down inside the text box using: CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+9

7. The content can be moved up inside the text box using: CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+0

8. The font can be selected on choice from Measurement Box using: CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW /UP ARROW

9. To modify the font to bold: CTRL+SHIFT+B

10. To convert the font to italics: CTRL+SHIFT+I

11. To add shadow to the font: CTRL+SHIFT+S

12. To convert the text to normal font: CTRL+SHIFT+P

Look does Matter

• Import Inspiring stories

1. Create text boxes on the page depending upon the number of articles or stories you have. o Select Rectangle Text Box tool from the Toolbar o Drag on the page and create the box

2. Import the stories in the text box using: CTRL+E

3. Standard font size varies in the range of 8.5-9

4. Select the text and increase or decrease the size either by changing it in Measurement Box or by using: CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ (.) /CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ (,)

5. To left align the text use the command: CTRL+SHIFT+L

6. To right align the text use the command: CTRL+SHIFT+R

7. To justify the text use the command: CTRL+SHIFT+J

8. Insert the paragraphs wherever required by pressing ENTER

9. Further formatting can be done using the command: CTRL+SHIFT+F The above command opens a new window called Paragraph Attribute, where tabs like Format, Tabs and Rules are present. Set the measurement of the text box named First Line to 0.5 Rules is used to give ruling lines to the text in the text box.

10. To increase the gap between the letters to spread them use command: CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+}

11. To decrease the gap between the letters to shrink them use command: CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+{

12. Text Box can be bordered using the command: CTRL+B

• Insert lively Pictures

1. Select the Rectangle Picture Box Tool from Tool bar, present in different shapes.

2. Drag it on the page wherever the picture is required.

3. Copy the picture from the source folder and paste it in the Picture Box created.

4. Picture can be increased in size to fit in the box of desired size using command: CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ (.)

5. Picture can be decreases in size to fit in the box of desired size using command: CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ (,)

6. Picture can be bordered using the command: CTRL+B

7. For run-around or to maintain proper distance of the picture from surrounding text, use command: CTRL+T The above command opens a window called Modify Choose the tab Runaround and set the measurements of tabs Top, Left, Bottom and Right to 6, 12,6,12 respectively.

Specific Commands

1. To remove the Grid of the page use: F7

2. To change the setting of the quark page: CTRL+Y

3. For dropcaps(to highlight the first letter by increasing it’s size): CTRL+SHIFT+F

4. For Style Sheet creation use: F11

5. To lock the pictures and text use: F6

6. For colour box use: F12

Designing newspaper templates are just a step away, and you can begin creating your newspaper in mere moments after you go through these commands well.

All the best and exercise your creativity to do wonders.

The tabloids brought out by TSJ students

Nimit Agarwal

(nimit.agarwal@gmail.com)

THREE CHEERS TO YOUNG INDIA!

Lead kindly man

Three cheers to young Indian voters who nearly cast into the dustbin of history the moribund bandicoots of Indian politics. The discerning young voters proved that they cannot be fooled by dubious rhetoric of caste and religion. Their faith in good governance to create more job opportunities and better living standards carried the day. India voted for a strong prime minister – as suggested but not wished by L. K. Advani. The strong man India found was of course Manmohan Singh! For Dr Singh, every job that he did is a springboard for something better. How many RBI governors have become finance secretaries, how many finance secretaries have become finance ministers, and how many finance ministers have become prime ministers? This time around, he could turn from a prime minister to an ace prime minister and world statesman in his own right. The tragedy of BJP and CPM was that they were frozen in time past, unable to address the 21st century.

In contrast, Rahul Gandhi was in tune with the times, and he staged a coup by fielding the largest number of young candidates that is primarily responsible for the Congress victory. While some disgruntled politicians were busy selecting a prime minister even before the election, Rahul worked the hardest addressing the greatest number of public meetings. Priyanka’s charisma brought alive memories of Indira Gandhi’s heydays and added a new dimension to campaign rhetoric. While certain political parties drenched their campaign speeches in vitriolic, the Congress star campaigners focused on development which paid rich dividends. The grace and the dignity with which Sonia Gandhi conducted herself has enhanced her party’s credibility. Her greatest contribution to Indian politics is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose elevation has won the hearts of the alienated Sikh community. A man of integrity and efficiency is a rare phenomenon in Indian politics. And now the moral of the story Election 2009: India needs an array of young politicians – doctors, MBAs, technocrats, pilots, lawyers – to make India a Superpower.