{"id":300,"date":"2014-07-25T20:09:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T20:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/writershandbook\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=300"},"modified":"2017-01-02T19:29:18","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T19:29:18","slug":"10-1-choosing-a-document-design","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/chapter\/10-1-choosing-a-document-design\/","title":{"raw":"10.1 Choosing a Document Design","rendered":"10.1 Choosing a Document Design"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\"><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">10.1<\/span> Choosing a Document Design<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_n01\" class=\"im_learning_objectives im_editable im_block\">\r\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ol id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_l01\" class=\"im_orderedlist\">\r\n \t<li>Be aware of general format choices.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Know basic American Psychological Association (APA) format choices.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Know basic Modern Language Association (MLA) format choices.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\nChapter 9 \"Designing\" explores general and specific aspects of designing your written work, including margins, line spacing, indentation, alignment, headings, subheadings, fonts, visual text, images, charts, graphs, and text wrapping. In this section, you will learn about the document design requirements of two of the most common style sheets: those from the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Modern Language Association (MLA). (For more on citation and documentation formats from these and other style sheets, see Chapter 22 \"Appendix B: A Guide to Research and Documentation.\")\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Following APA Document Design Guidelines<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Order of Pages<\/h2>\r\nAPA requires the following set order of pages with each listed page on the list starting on a new page. If your paper does not require one or more of the pages, skip over those pages, but maintain the order of the pages you do use.\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>Title page<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Abstract<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Body<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Text citations<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Footnotes (If used, these may be placed at bottom of individual pages or placed on a separate page following the citations.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tables too large to place within the text body can be included in this position<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Figures too large to place within the text body can be included in this position<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Appendices<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s02\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Title Page<\/h2>\r\nA double-spaced title page should include the required information centered on the top half of the page. The title page information can vary based on your instructor\u2019s requests, but standard APA guidelines include either the title, your name, and your college name or the title, your name, the instructor\u2019s name, the course name, and the date.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Page Numbers and Paper Identification<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03_f01\" class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\r\n\r\n<span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 10.1<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/writershandbook\/section_14\/9b67df29ec4630dcd02958e5afebdd57.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3922\/2014\/07\/sm_9b67df29ec4630dcd02958e5afebdd571.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nPage numbers should be placed at the top, right margin one-half inch down from the top of the page. Across from the page number, flush left, include the title of the paper in a running head. If the title of the paper is lengthy, use an abbreviated version in the running head.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s04\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Margins<\/h2>\r\nMake margins one inch on both sides and top and bottom.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s05\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Headings and Subheadings<\/h2>\r\nUse double spacing with no additional returns. Before you decide where to place your headings, you have to decide how many levels of headings you will have. Typically, you will have two or three levels, but you might have as many as five levels. Keep in mind that the title does not count as a heading level, you should use the levels consistently, and you must have a minimum of two headings at each level. See Figure 10.2 for examples of formatting for different numbers of headings levels.\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s05_f01\" class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\r\n\r\n<span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 10.2<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/writershandbook\/section_14\/ca2a47d83ca90574001433407fad18e2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3922\/2014\/07\/sm_ca2a47d83ca90574001433407fad18e21.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s06\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Fonts<\/h2>\r\nUse 12-point Times New Roman.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s07\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Paragraph Indentations<\/h2>\r\nIndent the first word of each paragraph from five to seven spaces.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s08\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Line Spacing<\/h2>\r\nDouble-space all text, including titles, subheadings, tables, captions, and citation lists.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s09\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Spacing after Punctuation<\/h2>\r\nSpace once after punctuation within a sentence, such as commas, colon, and semicolons, and twice after end punctuation.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Following MLA Document Design Guidelines<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s01\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Order of Pages<\/h2>\r\nMLA requires the following set order of pages with each listed page on the list starting on a new page. If your paper does not require one or more of the pages, skip over those pages, but maintain the order of the pages you do use.\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s01_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>Body of text<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Notes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Citation list<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Appendices<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s02\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Title Page<\/h2>\r\nNo title page is needed unless your instructor requests it. Instead of a title page, MLA requires that you double-space your name, instructor\u2019s name, course name or number, and the date at the top left. Next, continuing to double space, center the title on the page and start your text under the title.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s03\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Page Numbers and Paper Identification<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s03_f01\" class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\r\n\r\n<span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 10.3<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/writershandbook\/section_14\/637fb969167bd93107bf317d68c288c9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3922\/2014\/07\/sm_637fb969167bd93107bf317d68c288c91.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nPage numbers should be placed at the top, right margin one-half inch down from the top of the page. Before the page number, use your last name in a running head.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s04\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Margins<\/h2>\r\nMake margins one inch on both sides and top and bottom.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s05\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Headings and Subheadings<\/h2>\r\nUse double spacing with no additional returns. Use the heading formats in Figure 10.4 for up to five headings. If you have only two headings, use only the first two formats and so on.\r\n\r\nTypically, you will have two or three levels, but you might have as many as five levels. Keep in mind that the title does not count as a heading level, you should use the levels consistently, and you must have a minimum of two headings at each level.\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s05_f01\" class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\r\n\r\n<span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 10.4<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/writershandbook\/section_14\/93f31d00c08186ccddef9ee767a6db8a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3922\/2014\/07\/sm_93f31d00c08186ccddef9ee767a6db8a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s06\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Fonts<\/h2>\r\nChoose a font that is straight forward with no curly flairs or other \u201cfancy\u201d twists, such as Times New Roman or Arial. Use 12-point font.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s07\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Paragraph Indentations<\/h2>\r\nIndent the first line of each paragraph one-half inch from the left margin by using the tab key (rather than spacing over).\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s08\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Line Spacing<\/h2>\r\nDouble-space all text, including titles, subheadings, tables, captions, and citation lists.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09\" class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Spacing after Punctuation<\/h2>\r\nLeave only one space after all punctuation (both inside and at the end of sentences).\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09_n01\" class=\"im_key_takeaways im_editable im_block\">\r\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\r\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist\">\r\n \t<li>In absence of set design requirements, make design choices that result in ample white space, value-adding images, a variety of images, consistent headings that help organize the content for the reader, contrast used to identify important aspects, detailed information being presented in appendices, and a clean overall look. (See Chapter 9 \"Designing\" for general guidelines.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Along with many other details on citation and documentation covered in Chapter 22 \"Appendix B: A Guide to Research and Documentation,\" APA style sheet guidelines include a set order of pages, requirements for a title page, page number and page identification format, margin widths, heading formats, font choice and size, paragraph indenting, line spacing, and spacing after punctuation.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>MLA style sheet guidelines include specifics in the same categories as do the APA guidelines, with the exception of a title page since MLA does not require one.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09_n02\" class=\"im_exercises im_editable im_block\">\r\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">Exercises<\/h3>\r\nRead each guideline and identify it as a general guideline, an APA guideline, or an MLA guideline.\r\n<ol id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09_l02\" class=\"im_orderedlist\">\r\n \t<li>Use ample white space.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>When using five levels of headings, the first level should be in uppercase.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The first page should be the title page.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The author\u2019s last name is placed in the running head with the page number.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Make sure your paper has a clean look.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Indent the first sentence in a paragraph a distance of one-half inch.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The paper title should be included in the header with the page number.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Insert two spaces after every sentence.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The fifth heading level should be aligned left and underlined.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\"><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">10.1<\/span> Choosing a Document Design<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_n01\" class=\"im_learning_objectives im_editable im_block\">\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ol id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_l01\" class=\"im_orderedlist\">\n<li>Be aware of general format choices.<\/li>\n<li>Know basic American Psychological Association (APA) format choices.<\/li>\n<li>Know basic Modern Language Association (MLA) format choices.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chapter 9 &#8220;Designing&#8221; explores general and specific aspects of designing your written work, including margins, line spacing, indentation, alignment, headings, subheadings, fonts, visual text, images, charts, graphs, and text wrapping. In this section, you will learn about the document design requirements of two of the most common style sheets: those from the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Modern Language Association (MLA). (For more on citation and documentation formats from these and other style sheets, see Chapter 22 &#8220;Appendix B: A Guide to Research and Documentation.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Following APA Document Design Guidelines<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Order of Pages<\/h2>\n<p>APA requires the following set order of pages with each listed page on the list starting on a new page. If your paper does not require one or more of the pages, skip over those pages, but maintain the order of the pages you do use.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s01_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\n<li>Title page<\/li>\n<li>Abstract<\/li>\n<li>Body<\/li>\n<li>Text citations<\/li>\n<li>Footnotes (If used, these may be placed at bottom of individual pages or placed on a separate page following the citations.)<\/li>\n<li>Tables too large to place within the text body can be included in this position<\/li>\n<li>Figures too large to place within the text body can be included in this position<\/li>\n<li>Appendices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s02\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Title Page<\/h2>\n<p>A double-spaced title page should include the required information centered on the top half of the page. The title page information can vary based on your instructor\u2019s requests, but standard APA guidelines include either the title, your name, and your college name or the title, your name, the instructor\u2019s name, the course name, and the date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Page Numbers and Paper Identification<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s03_f01\" class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\n<p><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 10.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/writershandbook\/section_14\/9b67df29ec4630dcd02958e5afebdd57.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3922\/2014\/07\/sm_9b67df29ec4630dcd02958e5afebdd571.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Page numbers should be placed at the top, right margin one-half inch down from the top of the page. Across from the page number, flush left, include the title of the paper in a running head. If the title of the paper is lengthy, use an abbreviated version in the running head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s04\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Margins<\/h2>\n<p>Make margins one inch on both sides and top and bottom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s05\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Headings and Subheadings<\/h2>\n<p>Use double spacing with no additional returns. Before you decide where to place your headings, you have to decide how many levels of headings you will have. Typically, you will have two or three levels, but you might have as many as five levels. Keep in mind that the title does not count as a heading level, you should use the levels consistently, and you must have a minimum of two headings at each level. See Figure 10.2 for examples of formatting for different numbers of headings levels.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s05_f01\" class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\n<p><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 10.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/writershandbook\/section_14\/ca2a47d83ca90574001433407fad18e2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3922\/2014\/07\/sm_ca2a47d83ca90574001433407fad18e21.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s06\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Fonts<\/h2>\n<p>Use 12-point Times New Roman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s07\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Paragraph Indentations<\/h2>\n<p>Indent the first word of each paragraph from five to seven spaces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s08\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Line Spacing<\/h2>\n<p>Double-space all text, including titles, subheadings, tables, captions, and citation lists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s01_s09\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Spacing after Punctuation<\/h2>\n<p>Space once after punctuation within a sentence, such as commas, colon, and semicolons, and twice after end punctuation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Following MLA Document Design Guidelines<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s01\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Order of Pages<\/h2>\n<p>MLA requires the following set order of pages with each listed page on the list starting on a new page. If your paper does not require one or more of the pages, skip over those pages, but maintain the order of the pages you do use.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s01_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\n<li>Body of text<\/li>\n<li>Notes<\/li>\n<li>Citation list<\/li>\n<li>Appendices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s02\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Title Page<\/h2>\n<p>No title page is needed unless your instructor requests it. Instead of a title page, MLA requires that you double-space your name, instructor\u2019s name, course name or number, and the date at the top left. Next, continuing to double space, center the title on the page and start your text under the title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s03\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Page Numbers and Paper Identification<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s03_f01\" class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\n<p><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 10.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/writershandbook\/section_14\/637fb969167bd93107bf317d68c288c9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3922\/2014\/07\/sm_637fb969167bd93107bf317d68c288c91.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Page numbers should be placed at the top, right margin one-half inch down from the top of the page. Before the page number, use your last name in a running head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s04\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Margins<\/h2>\n<p>Make margins one inch on both sides and top and bottom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s05\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Headings and Subheadings<\/h2>\n<p>Use double spacing with no additional returns. Use the heading formats in Figure 10.4 for up to five headings. If you have only two headings, use only the first two formats and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, you will have two or three levels, but you might have as many as five levels. Keep in mind that the title does not count as a heading level, you should use the levels consistently, and you must have a minimum of two headings at each level.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s05_f01\" class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\n<p><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 10.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/writershandbook\/section_14\/93f31d00c08186ccddef9ee767a6db8a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3922\/2014\/07\/sm_93f31d00c08186ccddef9ee767a6db8a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s06\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Fonts<\/h2>\n<p>Choose a font that is straight forward with no curly flairs or other \u201cfancy\u201d twists, such as Times New Roman or Arial. Use 12-point font.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s07\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Paragraph Indentations<\/h2>\n<p>Indent the first line of each paragraph one-half inch from the left margin by using the tab key (rather than spacing over).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s08\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Line Spacing<\/h2>\n<p>Double-space all text, including titles, subheadings, tables, captions, and citation lists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09\" class=\"im_section\">\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\">Spacing after Punctuation<\/h2>\n<p>Leave only one space after all punctuation (both inside and at the end of sentences).<\/p>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09_n01\" class=\"im_key_takeaways im_editable im_block\">\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09_l01\" class=\"im_itemizedlist\">\n<li>In absence of set design requirements, make design choices that result in ample white space, value-adding images, a variety of images, consistent headings that help organize the content for the reader, contrast used to identify important aspects, detailed information being presented in appendices, and a clean overall look. (See Chapter 9 &#8220;Designing&#8221; for general guidelines.)<\/li>\n<li>Along with many other details on citation and documentation covered in Chapter 22 &#8220;Appendix B: A Guide to Research and Documentation,&#8221; APA style sheet guidelines include a set order of pages, requirements for a title page, page number and page identification format, margin widths, heading formats, font choice and size, paragraph indenting, line spacing, and spacing after punctuation.<\/li>\n<li>MLA style sheet guidelines include specifics in the same categories as do the APA guidelines, with the exception of a title page since MLA does not require one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09_n02\" class=\"im_exercises im_editable im_block\">\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">Exercises<\/h3>\n<p>Read each guideline and identify it as a general guideline, an APA guideline, or an MLA guideline.<\/p>\n<ol id=\"mccrimmon-ch10_s01_s02_s09_l02\" class=\"im_orderedlist\">\n<li>Use ample white space.<\/li>\n<li>When using five levels of headings, the first level should be in uppercase.<\/li>\n<li>The first page should be the title page.<\/li>\n<li>The author\u2019s last name is placed in the running head with the page number.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your paper has a clean look.<\/li>\n<li>Indent the first sentence in a paragraph a distance of one-half inch.<\/li>\n<li>The paper title should be included in the header with the page number.<\/li>\n<li>Insert two spaces after every sentence.<\/li>\n<li>The fifth heading level should be aligned left and underlined.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-300\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Writers Handbook. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Anonymous. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Anonymous. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/\">http:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":5,"menu_order":51,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Writers Handbook\",\"author\":\"Anonymous\",\"organization\":\"Anonymous\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/books\/writers-handbook\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-nc-sa\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-300","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":414,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":786,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/300\/revisions\/786"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/414"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/300\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=300"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=300"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}