Multicolumns Layout
In print publication, it is common to see mulitcolumns of text clastered together. Multicolumns makes the best use of space to include word counts to the maximum. It is easy for readers to read as they can just follow the margin frame reading from top to bottom of the first column than mre their eyes up to the next column and down again. It s systematic and easy.
However, it is not adviseable to do the same for online publication. Online publication has space limitation on the screen. If multicolumns is used, readers will have to read by scrolling down the page and scroll back up to read the next column. This is very troublsome for readers. Worst still if readers need to refer back to the bottom of first column, readers will need to scroll back down again to take a look. It is just not feasible to have multicolumns. It is recommended to use single column.
It is also recommended for online publication, to have alot of space on the screen so that it does not look so claster together. The spacing in between text and lines need to be wide enough too.
Roger C, Parker 2003, Looking good in print, Designing documents for web distribution, 5th edition, Paraglyph Press, Scottsdale, Ariz.
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