iPhoto 6 for Mac OS X

Typing Text "Correctly"

You're going to zoom into your photos perfectly and arrange them just soare you then going to write text that looks downright trashy? Follow a few simple rules to make sure your text looks as good as your pictures and iPhoto layouts (if you don't believe me, compare the example captions to the left). For details, snag a copy of Robin Williams's classic book The Mac is not a typewriter.

Rules for classy looking text:

• Put only one space after periods, commas, question marks, parentheses, or any other punctuation.

• Use true quotation marks (" ") instead of double hash marks (" "). To get them, type and .

• Use true apostrophes (' ') instead of hash marks (' '). To get them, type and .

• Punctuation goes inside quotes.

• Instead of double hyphens (--), use an em dash (). Press .

• If you want to put a copyright symbol (©) in your book instead of (c), get it by typing .

• To make a list, use bullets (•) rather than asterisks (*). To type a bullet, press .

• In text boxes that have relatively long lines of text, edit to prevent the last line from containing only a single word.

• Avoid underlining text. Instead, use italics, which may require that you select an italic version of the font you're using.

• Use uppercase sparingly, and only in titles. Uppercase text is hard to read.