Common sense of font selection

1. What are the ways to choose a font size?

The method of choosing font size is simple. Click the drop-down list button on the standard toolbar and select or enter a font size in the font size list.

Font size can be expressed in two ways. One is chinese numerals, the smaller the number, the bigger the corresponding font size. The other is a * * * number. The smaller the font, the smaller the characters. The unit of font size is points, and the conversion method in millimeters is: 1mm =2.

83 kg; The conversion units of points and symbols are: 1 point = 1/72 inches, 1 inch =2 1. Four millimeters.

In Word, there are two units of measurement to represent font size. One is the font size of Chinese characters, such as Chu Hao, Chu Xiao, 1, ... 7, 8; The other is expressed by the internationally used "pound", such as 4, 4. 5, 10, 1 2, … 48,72 and so on.

In Chinese font size, the bigger the value, the smaller the word, so the eighth word is the smallest; When the font size is represented by "dot", the smaller the value, the smaller the character, and the larger the value, the larger the character. How big is 1 pound? 2。

83 pounds is equal to 1 mm, so the number 28 is about one centimeter high, which is equivalent to the number one in Chinese font size. In the Word environment, you can also print a "big" font large enough for cutting big slogans and banners.

In fact, the largest font in Word can reach "1638 points"! When it comes to the "pound" value, it is necessary to talk about the measurement of Chinese font in Chinese words. There are sixteen font sizes in Chinese, but there are many font sizes represented by "pound". The numerical range of pound value is 1~ 1638, which means that the largest font size can be 1638, which is about 58 cm square, and the smallest font size is 1. Three such words add up to one.

Generally, the maximum size of Chinese characters that A4 paper can hold is about 630. In practical use, you can set the size of Chinese characters according to your needs, whether it is extra large or trumpet with sleeves. Chinese Word uses two different units of measurement for font size at the same time, one of which is the "font size" we often use as the unit of measurement, such as the commonly used "initial number, small beginning, 1 No.7, No.8" and so on; The other is based on the internationally accepted pound, such as "5, 5". 5, 6…4 8, 72".

2. All aspects of Chinese character knowledge

The evolution of Chinese characters has a history of more than 3,000 years. This evolution can be roughly divided into seven stages. (1) Oracle Bone Inscriptions. The earliest systematic Chinese character material we can see today is Oracle Bone Inscriptions. The so-called "Oracle Bone Inscriptions" refers to the characters carved on tortoise shells and animal bones in Shang Dynasty. In A.D. 1899 (the 25th year of Guangxu reign), Oracle Bone Inscriptions was discovered in Xiaotun Village, Wuli Road, northwest of Anyang County, Henan Province. According to archaeological evidence, Xiaotun Village was the capital of the Yin Dynasty. After 80 years of continuous excavation, about167,000 writing Oracle bones have been obtained. In the long-term research of archaeologists, many research results have been accumulated. According to incomplete statistics, more than 3,500 Oracle bones have been found. It has published about 2000 words. Most unknown words are names, places and surnames. The Yin Dynasty in the slave age worshipped God very much and always asked divination. For example, going out hunting, offering sacrifices to pray for the New Year, crusade, stormy weather and so on. , divination was asked. It can be seen from the Oracle bone inscriptions that have been found that Oracle bone inscriptions are mainly recorded on tortoise shells and animal bones used by the royal family in Yin Dynasty for divination. Therefore, people usually call it "Oracle Bone Inscriptions". Comrade Guo Moruo's Yin Qi Cui Bian and the Complete Works of Oracle Bone Inscriptions are Oracle Bone Inscriptions's monographs. Oracle Bone Inscriptions's written language is very limited, and some words can be said to have existed in Oracle Bone Inscriptions's time. But it has not been used in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, so it has not come out yet. For example, the word "people" existed in the Zhou Dynasty. They all mean to blind one eye with an awl, so "min" stands for the word "min" on ancient slave bronzes: ■ (Yu Ding) ■ (Ding Ke) ■ (Qin Gonggui). But so far, the word "people" has not been found in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Oracle Bone Inscriptions has three main characteristics. There are opposites to writing. "Stop": ■, ■, ■ (pictographs of feet) "Prison": ■, ■ (places where cattle and sheep are kept) "Car": ■, ■, ■ (pictographs of chariots) (2) The writing procedures are not uniform. From left to right, from right to left, it is also readable. According to archaeological analysis, in Shang Dynasty, besides Oracle Bone Inscriptions, there must be bamboo and silk books. Because the word "book" already exists in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, which is very similar to the bamboo slips "Oracle Bone Inscriptions ■ (book)" compiled by Wei, and the word "Dian" is very similar to the way of holding "book" in both hands, so later generations call the important works "Jing" Oracle Bone Inscriptions ■ (book). This is because bamboo and wood have been buried underground for more than 3,000 years, and they are likely to have decayed long ago. (2) Bronze inscriptions refer to words engraved on bronzes. The ancients called copper "auspicious gold", so the words on bronzes were called "bronze inscriptions". Among the bronzes, Zhongheding is famous, so the bronze inscription is also called "Zhong Dingwen". Ancient books and cultural relics are extremely rich. Zhou people didn't believe in ghosts and gods like Yin people, so Oracle Bone Inscriptions gave way to Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Of course, there were Oracle Bone Inscriptions at the end of Yin Dynasty, but after all, there were few, so the inscriptions on bronze mainly refer to the writings of Zhou Dynasty. There are not only a large number of inscriptions, but also a large number of characters in the Zhou Dynasty. For example, in the Western Zhou Dynasty, when the two emperors became kings, there was 187. The Great Yu Ding was written by Kang Wangzhao, the third emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty, with 29 1 characters. The twelfth emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty Xuan Wang's Mao has 499 words. There is no such glory in the Yin Dynasty now. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, bronzes were mainly royal vessels, but for such vessels, governors and ministers were not allowed to have casting rights. However, in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, governors dominated politics, bronzes could be cast at will, and royal vessels almost disappeared. Judging from the shape of words, there are also many. Many decorative elements similar to birds and insects have been added to the characters of southern countries such as Wu, Yue and Chu, which are called "Bird and Insect Book" and "Wonderful Biography". For example, the words "Chu" and "Wang" are Miao Zhuan ■ (Chu) and■ (Wang). From the content point of view, the words on the bronze ware mainly record who owns it, and some record the exploits, sacrifices and benefits. There are three main characteristics: (1) more curved pens, thick and natural lines, and neat fonts. (2) Generally, inscriptions on inscriptions on bronze inscriptions are first engraved on the same mold, and they can be modified if they are not well engraved, so the glyphs look rich and simple, but they tend to be smooth and elegant in the late Zhou Dynasty. (3) the font is not fixed, and there are often many ways to write a word, such as the word "she". Behind the third way of writing, there are various ways of "shooting" with one hand: the word "bug" bends like a bug, and the word "bug" with two eyes on it has various ways of writing: ■■■■. In addition, before liberation, a silk book was unearthed in Changsha, which was a tomb of the State of Chu. Angrily, this national treasure was defeated by the Chinese nation in 1946. As for bamboo slips, seals, Wen Tao, currency characters and weapon inscriptions, they have been found many times in Changsha, Xinyang and other places after liberation, but most of them are hasty and sloppy characters, far less neat than those in Zhong Dingwen. (3) seal script. The name of "seal script" has always been controversial. Comrade Guo Moruo said: "seal is also awkward; Officials are also officials. " In other words, the so-called "seal script" is actually a "rafter", that is, an official book. In the Qin Shihuang era, there were many official affairs and numerous official books. As can be seen in Historical Records of Qin Shihuang, Qin Shihuang personally read 120 Jin of bamboo slips and official documents a day. These official documents are called official scripts. But there was no such name at that time. It was not until the official script appeared in the Han Dynasty that official documents were called official scripts. Therefore, official documents are for official documents. Official scripts can be divided into

3. How to choose the font of the title?

There are many levels of book titles, including large, medium and small.

The biggest title in common publications is called the first-level title, commonly known as chapter, the second-level title is section, and the third-level title is item. The level of the title shows the logical structure of the text content, which is usually distinguished by different fonts and font sizes, making the chapters and levels of the book clear and readable.

The title of special publications is "Ministry", followed by articles and newspapers. ① Font selection of title text.

The font of the title should be different from the font of the text, which is beautiful and eye-catching, and coordinated with the font of the text. If the title word and the text are the same font, the font size of the title is larger than the text.

② Font size selection of title text. The font and font size of the title should be selected according to the size of the book layout.

Generally speaking, the bigger the layout, the bigger the font. 16 Open the page and choose 1 or No.2 as the first-level title; 32 Open the page and choose No.2 or No.3 as the first-level title.

Font size should be selected according to the number of titles of a book. In principle, the number of words in multi-level titles should be gradually reduced according to the level of departments, articles, chapters and sections.

Common typesetting methods are: No.2 or No.3 for the title, No.4 and No.4 for the middle title, and other fonts with the same font size as the text for the subtitle.

4. What font should I choose for beginners to practice calligraphy?

When you feel that your calligraphy is similar to that copied, ask:

I don't know much about writing brushes (sorry, my grandfather bought all the pens). I think we can start with Wei Bei or seal script. They are very helpful for beginners to master the shelf structure of fonts. Because most regular scripts are derived from them. Learning calligraphy fonts should start with your favorite fonts as much as possible, which will make you full of energy and make rapid progress. In Weibei, I studied Zhang Menglong's tablet and Zhang Hei's female annals. The seal script copybook includes Cao Quanbei, Shi Chenbei, Zhang Qianbei and Yiying tablet. I have studied Liu Gongquan's Mysterious Pagoda, Yan Zhenqing's Self-reproach Manuscript, Chu Suiliang's Preface to the Wild Goose Pagoda, and Ou Yangxun's Inscription on the Ritual Spring of Jiucheng Palace. You can learn it overnight. It takes several years or even more than ten years and decades of efforts. I wish you success ~ I don't know about the brush yet, hehe