Tag: resources

Converting PDFs (for free) without losing the formatting — or your temper.

I took part in a conversation on Twitter recently about converting files from PDF to Word without losing the formatting. In this case, it was for

Dot-dot-dot (2): when to type an ellipsis

My post on Tuesday (26 October) was about how to type an ellipsis; this one goes into a wee bit more detail about when you

Dot-dot-dot (1): how to type an ellipsis

Here’s a quick tip that comes in handy for computer-typing in general and Twitter in particular (it saves you two characters). When you’re typing an

Oxford commas (1)

I was puzzled last week to see references on Twitter to the exotic-sounding “Oxford comma”, a new term to me. It turns out (thank you,

Cut printing costs: use Century Gothic

A test conducted by Printer.com compared ink consumption for different fonts. Century Gothic was found to use 30% less ink than Arial, used as a benchmark, and

Holey moly!

Dutch creative communications company Spranq has developed an ecofont that they say saves money and helps the environment by using less ink than other fonts. You