Ensure that:

• Simple and clear typeface is used, preferably Arial, Tahoma, Sans Serif or Comic Sans;
• The type size is at least 12 point;
• Text is aligned left;
• The layout is consistent and logical;
• Words are not split between lines;
• There are no large blocks of capital letters;
• There are no italics;
• No words are underlined;
• Text is not laid over the top of an image or texture;
• Paper or lamination is not glossy;
• Paper is thick enough to minimise the amount of show through from the other side;
• There is good contrast between the text and the background;
• A line space is left between paragraphs;
• All text is set horizontally;
• There is adequate space between columns;
• Information is not conveyed solely through use of images, diagrams or colour

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