House Styles Chapter 3

Contents This presentation covers the following: – Why organisations need a consistent house style. – Master documents, style sheets and templates.

Name the company

House Styles Companies spend a lot of money making sure people recognise their products. Their invest in a house style which people (or consumers) become familiar with. This theme is present in their products, advertising and in the way they present information to people in their documentation.

House Styles Documents can be created which force people to follow a particular theme or structure. This will ensure that people recognise who the documents come from and that important information is not missed off the document itself.

House Styles There are various ways of achieving this. Research the following: – Master documents/slides – Styles Sheets – Templates Try and discuss how each of these can be used by a company to maintain a consistent house style.

Other bits to revise Chapter 3 also covers the following topics: – Import/Export files between standard/generic applications with no common format. – Explain the needs of different users of standard/generic applications software. Revise these topics (pages 87-88).