Using Typeset for Better Content Layout
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you'll be able to:
- Apply Typeset's AI-powered layout suggestions to improve your content's readability
- Manually adjust spacing, alignment, and font sizes when needed
- Understand how these design choices affect your content's visual hierarchy
Introduction
Good layout design makes the difference between content that's easy to read and content that gets ignored. Typeset uses AI to handle the technical bits of layout design—spacing, alignment, and font sizing—so you can focus on your content.
This chapter shows you how to use Typeset's automated features and when to make manual adjustments. You'll learn practical techniques that make your content clearer and more engaging for readers.
Lessons
Understanding How Typeset's AI Works
Typeset analyses your content to suggest the best layout settings. The AI looks at text length, font readability, and overall visual balance to recommend spacing, alignment, and font sizes that work well together.
Step 1: Upload your text content to Typeset
Step 2: Review the AI's suggested layout settings
Step 3: Preview how the changes affect your content's appearance
The AI handles most layout decisions automatically, but it's worth understanding what it's doing. This helps you spot when manual adjustments might work better for your specific content.
Adjusting Spacing and Alignment
Proper spacing and alignment create order in your content. Typeset automates these settings, but knowing how to adjust them manually gives you more control over the final result.
Step 1: Select the text or section you want to change
Step 2: Use the sidebar controls to adjust spacing between lines or paragraphs
Step 3: Experiment with left, centre, or right alignment based on your content type
Line spacing affects readability more than you might think. Tighter spacing works for headlines, while body text usually needs more breathing room.
Optimising Font Size for Different Devices
Font size affects how easily people can read your content. Typeset's AI suggests sizes based on where your content will be viewed—desktop screens need different sizing than mobile devices.
Step 1: Check the AI's recommended font size in the layout panel
Step 2: Consider your target audience and viewing platform
Step 3: Make manual adjustments if the suggested size doesn't fit your needs
Remember that mobile users often scan content quickly, so slightly larger fonts can improve the reading experience on smaller screens.
Practice
Upload a sample piece of your content to Typeset. Apply the AI-suggested layout settings first, then try these manual adjustments:
- Increase line spacing by 25% and note how it affects readability
- Try different alignment options for headings versus body text
- Adjust font size up and down by 2-3 points to see the impact
Compare the original AI suggestions with your manual adjustments. Which combination works best for your content type?
FAQs
How does Typeset's AI decide on layout settings?
The AI analyses your content structure, text length, and readability factors to suggest spacing, alignment, and font sizes that follow established design principles.
Can I override the AI suggestions completely?
Yes, you can manually adjust any layout setting. The AI provides a starting point, but you have full control over the final appearance.
Will my Typeset layouts work when I export to other platforms?
Most formatting transfers well, but some manual adjustments might be needed depending on the export format and destination platform.
Jargon Buster
AI (Artificial Intelligence): Technology that enables computers to make decisions similar to human thinking, used here to automate layout choices.
Line spacing: The vertical space between lines of text, also called leading.
Visual hierarchy: How design elements are arranged to show importance and guide the reader's eye through content.
Readability: How easily text can be read and understood, affected by factors like font size, spacing, and alignment.
Wrap-up
Typeset's AI handles the technical side of layout design, but understanding these principles helps you make better manual adjustments when needed. Good spacing, alignment, and font sizing work together to create content that's both visually appealing and easy to read.
Start with the AI suggestions, then fine-tune based on your specific content and audience needs. The combination of automated efficiency and manual control gives you the best of both approaches.
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