Word

Negotiating Word

Introduction

Structure, content, and layout

1. Three aspects, or dimensions, of a document
   1. Structure = elements and the rules that govern their organization
      1. e.g. Book, Chapter, Verse
      2. Two general kinds of
         1. Block-level, e.g. paragraphs, extracts
         2. In-line, e.g. book titles, proper nouns, emphases
   2. Content

• • • The actual text
    • Linguistic

1. 1. Layout

• • • Block-level stuff: line spacing, indents, etc.
    • In-line stuff: font size, italics, etc.

1. Independent dimensions of a text
2. Conflated in traditional practice

First Things

Word's Views

1. Normal
2. Print
3. Web
4. Outline
5. Reading