The DTLC welcomes any resources related to Design and Technology that teachers would wish to share over the Internet. Please adhere to the following guidelines on the preferred format and style about how such resources should be set:
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scan greyscale pictures preferably at Grey scale (8 bit)- jpeg;
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scan colour pictures preferably at Palette or 256 color (8 bit)- jpeg;
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crop pictures to the size required prior being inserted in a document; and
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do not resize pictures in a document.
To attain small size picture files you may use Microsoft Photo Editor. The Photo Editor is supplied with Office XP and earlier versions and can be found within Microsoft Office Tools. Although limited, image files may also be manipulated with Microsoft Paint, but pictures should be saved in jpeg format.
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Use plain English and explain any acronyms used first time in a
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use an appropriate font that ease the readability of a document;
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spell-check a document; and
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keep a document to smallest size possible.
Further help may be obtained from the Plain English Campaign web site: www.plainenglish.co.uk
