Italic using guidelines

November 15, 2011

I had some trouble finding a guide sheet with sloped lines at an angle appropriate for italics, so I made one tailored to what I was looking for.

In case anyone else might find some use from it, I'll share it here in PDF form, along with the Word template if adjustment is required:

http://dqd.id.au/pens/guide_preview.png

PDF (A4 side): guide 6.75mm 10deg.pdf
Word 2007: guide template.docx

To draw the sloped lines correctly, I had to use a larger paper size in Word. To get it back down to A4 size, follow these steps:

From Word, print the guidesheet to a PDF at full (A3) size
Open the PDF in Acrobat Reader, then print it again (either to your real printer, or to another PDF for later use) with these settings:

Paper size: A4 (set it in printer Properties)
Page scaling: None
Auto-rotate and center: Enabled

http://dqd.id.au/pens/pdf_settings_preview.png
(Click to enlarge)

Hope this is useful to someone out there .

Extremely useful mate. Thanks. Already downloaded and printed out a few sheets....just got myself the Fred Eager book for young people, but did not want to "write on the book". Your templates are useful, especially as I cant seem to see the ones on raynerd site anymore

thanks.

January 23, 2012

I had some trouble finding a guide sheet with sloped lines at an angle appropriate for italics, so I made one tailored to what I was looking for.

In case anyone else might find some use from it, I'll share it here in PDF form, along with the Word template if adjustment is required:

http://dqd.id.au/pens/guide_preview.png

PDF (A4 side): guide 6.75mm 10deg.pdf
Word 2007: guide template.docx

To draw the sloped lines correctly, I had to use a larger paper size in Word. To get it back down to A4 size, follow these steps:

From Word, print the guidesheet to a PDF at full (A3) size
Open the PDF in Acrobat Reader, then print it again (either to your real printer, or to another PDF for later use) with these settings:

Paper size: A4 (set it in printer Properties)
Page scaling: None
Auto-rotate and center: Enabled

http://dqd.id.au/pens/pdf_settings_preview.png
(Click to enlarge)

Hope this is useful to someone out there .

Thank you so much for sharing this. Just as another poster has indicated, I am also using the Fred Eager handwriting book and I have been searching the web for a guideline sheet that matches what he uses. Yours is the only one I have found thus far which fits the bill exactly. I am delighted to have the ability to print these off as needed, instead of having to continuously run to Office Depot in order to copy the guidesheet in the back of the book. Thank you! Thank you!!

December 28, 2012

I am wondering if I may copy parts of this book for pratice since my secretary and my computer are in different rooms of if you know where I may purchase a copy,Thank you, Michelle

May 26, 2013

I had some trouble finding a guide sheet with sloped lines at an angle appropriate for italics, so I made one tailored to what I was looking for.

In case anyone else might find some use from it, I'll share it here in PDF form, along with the Word template if adjustment is required:

http://dqd.id.au/pens/guide_preview.png

PDF (A4 side): guide 6.75mm 10deg.pdf
Word 2007: guide template.docx

To draw the sloped lines correctly, I had to use a larger paper size in Word. To get it back down to A4 size, follow these steps:

From Word, print the guidesheet to a PDF at full (A3) size
Open the PDF in Acrobat Reader, then print it again (either to your real printer, or to another PDF for later use) with these settings:

Paper size: A4 (set it in printer Properties)
Page scaling: None
Auto-rotate and center: Enabled

http://dqd.id.au/pens/pdf_settings_preview.png
(Click to enlarge)
Hope this is useful to someone out there .

Very useful indeed! I have generated my own 3.5 mm and 4 mm italic guidelines from the originating word document. Pity telomere doesn't seem to be around to be thanked for this.

Edited May 26, 2013 by idazle