Delivery: Format Written Work

The easy way - just don’t break the template

• Does your written work still look like the template?
• If not, it’s probably because you copy=pasted from the internet
  • Stop copy-pasting! Take your own notes, then write from notes
  • If you have to copy paste, paste without format
    • Windows: CTRL-SHIFT-V
    • Mac: Command-Shift-V
    • If that doesn’t work, try the edit menu.

The hard way - check everything

• Is everything 12pt
• Is everything Times New Roman
• No bold
• No underline.
• Italics
  • In text - for emphasis or non-English words.
  • In references - see Invention - General Rules
• Alignment
  • Title centre aligned (中央揃え)
  • References left aligned
  • Text - depends on teacher
    • University style is justified
    • APA and I prefer left
• Title rules
  • Title in Title Case.
  • See Style - Use Title Case
  • Basically: Short words <4 letters usually no capital
    • and, or, not, but,
    • a, an, the
    • as, at, by, for, in, of, on, to, out
    • am is was
  • Every Main Word > 3 Letters Long has a Capital Letter.
• Double space text
  • Google Docs Manuals
    • English: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1663349?hl=en
    • Japanese https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1663349?hl=ja
  • Microsoft Word in Japanese:
    • MENU: 書式—>段落—> 行間—> 二行)
    • RIBBON: ホーム—>段落 —> 行間—> 二行)
• Normal sized margins (余白)
  • 2.54cm (one inch) margins on all sides
  • Google Docs: [ファイル] [ページ設定]
  • Microsoft Word: [レイアウト] [ 余白]
• Your information at top right
  • Name, class, task name (“Hiroko Sato - R&W1 FK139 - Project B draft 2”)
  • Date is the deadline. No “th” or “st” (e.g. April 24. Not April 24th)
• Indent the first line of every paragraph.
  • Never use SPACES - Style or Tab
  • In Japanese Microsoft Word, find “tabs” in 書式 and set them to 1.27cm
• Empty lines between sections
  • One empty line between info and title.
  • One empty line between title and text.
  • One empty line between text and references.