Herbarium Label

Below are two samples of the proper format for your herbarium labels. The second one shows the formatting marks. I recommend you always type in the "show formatting" mode. 

Things to note:

Before you begin typing set your left margin to 0.3", right margin to 4.1" and a right tab to 4.2", and turn on the show/hide formatting marks (¶).

1. The label is 4.5 inches wide, height is determined by how much text there is on it

2. Center "PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA" and "HERBARIUM OF...STANISLAUS"

3. "HERBARIUM OF...STANISLAUS" is in bold and takes up two lines

4. One space on both sides of dash in "UNIVERSITY - STANISLAUS"

5. Date is a right tab flush with the right border of the text

6. Abbreviation and punctuation after county, Co.: 

7. Use family names ending in -aceae

8. Use author abbreviations, exactly as they appear in Jepson, for species names

9. Include elevation from topo maps

10. Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font or something similarly simple

11. Note date format: day, month, year

12. Cut the labels with a paper cutter and leave about 0.3 inch margins on all sides
    Hint: set your top and left page margins to 0.3 inches to minimize cutting and the right margin at 4.1 inches

13. Do not use the space bar to position text on the page. Use only tabs and the center button

14. Have at least two of your fellow students proof your labels

15. Use a good printer with dark ink. If you do not have one then use a university printer

16. Do not copy the format, style or locality information from previous year's classes

17. These labels are purely fictional so don't copy them