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Which of the following text alignments is characterized by having a ragged edge on the left and all lines aligned to the right?
Which of the following text alignments is characterized by having a ragged edge on the left and all lines aligned to the right?
- Centered (zentrierter Satz)
- Justified (Blocksatz)
- Left-aligned (linksbündiger Flattersatz)
- Right-aligned (rechtsbündiger Flattersatz) (correct)
Which text alignment option is preferred for long flowing text?
Which text alignment option is preferred for long flowing text?
- Justified (Blocksatz) (correct)
- Centered alignment
- Left-aligned
- Asymmetrical Alignment
Which of the following is a characteristic of centered text?
Which of the following is a characteristic of centered text?
- It is best suited for footnotes and image captions.
- It aligns text to the right margin.
- It is highly readable for long blocks of text.
- It has a central axis, resulting in uneven left and right edges. (correct)
For which type of text is right-aligned formatting typically used?
For which type of text is right-aligned formatting typically used?
What distinguishes 'Rausatz' from other forms of text alignment?
What distinguishes 'Rausatz' from other forms of text alignment?
In which scenario would centered alignment be most appropriate?
In which scenario would centered alignment be most appropriate?
In justified text (Blocksatz) is the last line of a paragraph aligned?
In justified text (Blocksatz) is the last line of a paragraph aligned?
Which type of text alignment offers complete freedom in text arrangement, lacking automatic alignment features and requiring manual formatting?
Which type of text alignment offers complete freedom in text arrangement, lacking automatic alignment features and requiring manual formatting?
Which text alignment is generally difficult to read?
Which text alignment is generally difficult to read?
What is the purpose of activating hyphenation in the ‘Rausatz’ text alignment?
What is the purpose of activating hyphenation in the ‘Rausatz’ text alignment?
Flashcards
Left-aligned Flush Left
Left-aligned Flush Left
Text aligned to the left margin with a ragged right edge. Easy to read and widely used in flyers, headlines, sublines, footnotes, and image captions.
Right-aligned Flush Right
Right-aligned Flush Right
Text aligned to the right margin with a ragged left edge. Used for short texts like headlines, sublines, footnotes, and image captions.
Rausatz (Flush Left with Hyphenation)
Rausatz (Flush Left with Hyphenation)
A tempered flush left, achieved by activating syllable separation, which moderates the raggedness.
Centered Alignment
Centered Alignment
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Justified Alignment
Justified Alignment
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Asymmetrical Alignment
Asymmetrical Alignment
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Study Notes
- Text alignment types / types of sentences
Left-aligned ragged edge
- Easy to read and corresponds to reading direction
- Frequently used
- Suitable for short information texts in flyers + headlines, sublines, marginalia, footnotes, figure captions
Right-aligned ragged edge
- Difficult to read (irregular on the left)
- Does not correspond to reading direction
- Suitable for short texts such as headlines, sublines, marginalia, footnotes, figure captions
Outset
- Moderate ragged edge through activation of the hyphenation reduces the ragged edge area
- Suitable for long continuous texts + information text (in flyers), for left-aligned ragged edge layouts
Centered Text
- Has a central axis (ragged on the left and right)
- Difficult to read
- Suitable for short texts such as headlines/sublines/introductions/quotes/poems/texts in invitations
Block Alignment
- In block alignment, the last line is left-aligned (end of paragraph) and is easy to read
- Suitable for long continuous texts
- Last line can be centered as special form for form layouts
- Every line fully utilizes the width of the column
Asymmetrical Text
- Free text alignment, no text alignment function
- Requires manual formatting
- Very difficult to read
- Suitable for short texts (poems/slogans/headlines/invitation texts)
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