Editors | Emeritus | Rice University Glasscock School of Continuing Studies (RUGC) | Video Style Guide
Key Style Guide Information and Links
This card covers guidance for editing (school code) videos.
- Dialect: US English
- Use these video specifics alongside the school's writing style guidance:
- For any style points not covered in the school style guide materials, refer to:
- Editors | Emeritus | Chicago Manual of Style (CMoS) Guidelines for Emeritus Content
- Spelling: Merriam—Webster
- Use the Title Case Converter to confirm correct approaches to casing capitalization.
Important Notes
title screen
- Title: CMoS Title Case
faculty intro
- Name and Designation: CMoS Title Case
picture-in-picture (PIP) / 60:40 screens
- Header: CMoS Title Case
- Body text: sentence case
- Use periods only for complete sentences.
text boxes / bleed with text
- Header: CMoS Title Case
- Body text: sentence case
- Use periods only for complete sentences.
callouts
- Screen Header: CMoS Title Case
- Sub-header: sentence case
- Callout Headers: CMoS Title Case
- Callout body text: sentence case
- Use periods only for complete sentences.
null screens
- Screen Header: CMoS Title Case
- Sub-headers: sentence case
- Body text: sentence case
- Use Title Case for any headers within the body text
- Graphs, charts, and graphics: sentence case
- Use periods only for complete sentences.
tables
- Screen Header: CMoS Title Case
- Sub-header: sentence case
- Header Row/Column: CMoS Title Case
- Other rows and columns: sentence case