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Paper Standard size (8.5 x 11" in the U.S.)

1" on
Page Margins 1" on all sides (top, bottom, left, right)
bottom

12-pt.
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Font 12-pt. easily readable (e.g., Times Roman)
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Spacing Double-spaced throughout, including captions and bibliography Doub

Flush
Alignment of
Flush left (with an uneven right margin) uneve
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Paragraph
1/2" (or five spaces) 5–7 sp
Indentation

Leave
after a
End of Sentence Leave one space after a period unless your teacher prefers two.
unless
prefer

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in the
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On every page, in the upper right margin, 1/2" from the top and flush with
Page Numbers three
the right margin put your last name followed by the page number.
paper
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space
the pa
begin
title p
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the pa
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Only if your teacher requests one. Instead, on the first page, upper left
upper
corner place on separate lines, double-spaced:
follow
words
 Your name
head:"
 Teacher's name
Title Page
 Course name or number Below
 Date head,
are ce
Underneath, center the title using regular title capitalization rules and no their o
underline. Start the report immediately below the title. using
lower

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Top le
should
on the
upper
case.
Section Headings
Secon
headin
flush
italici
upper
case.

Tables & Place tables and illustrations as close as possible to the text they refer to. Unles
Illustrations teache
A table is labeled Table and given a number (e.g., Table 1). The table otherw
label and caption or title appear above the table, capitalized like a title, and il
flush left. Sources and notes appear below the table, flush left. appea
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on a s
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the fir
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flush
(italic
upper
Photos, graphs, charts or diagrams should be labeled Figure (usually lower
abbreviate Fig.), and assigned a number (e.g., Fig. 1). The label, title, and
source (if any) appear underneath the figure, flush left, in a continuous Figure
block of text rather than one element per line. appea
numb
the pa
case t
label F
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and th
itself
captio
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capita
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page.

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Most teachers prefer a simple paper clip or staple. Follow your teacher's
Binding
request.

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