This is a reference post – to remind me how to do something fiddly if I have to do it again.

I have JPG pictures of some of the FirstClass postings which make up my data. As I’m making reference to colour, highlighting, typography and layout I have to keep them as pictures rather than copying the text across. But that involves changing all the names, the course names, the group names and identifying details – plus numbering all the lines so that my data analysis is clear.

I’ve put the line numbers in boxes with height 0p7 and width 0p8.68. The numbers are Times bold, 6pt on 7.2pt, with inset spacing 0p2 all around them. The step-and-repeat measurements change from posting to posting but generally the first gap is 1p2, other gaps in the heading are 1.0, the gap from header to greeting is 1p8, the gap between paragraphs is 1p2 and the text is 0p8. When editing FirstClass postings, remember that they’re mostly written in Arial.