grammar & style
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Grammar & Style. Reader should format according to the guide following this slide Piece should be free of typos, misspellings All acronyms not likely to be understood by a civilian audience should be spelled out parenthetically immediately after they appear in the text - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Grammar & Style• Reader should format according to the guide following this slide• Piece should be free of typos, misspellings• All acronyms not likely to be understood by a civilian audience should be
spelled out parenthetically immediately after they appear in the text• No Footnotes or Endnotes should appear in the document• Story should flow, without breaks or placeholders, from beginning to
end. It should be a complete story before making it to the managing editor
• Readers should keep a log of the suggestions made to the author. These will be provided to the managing editor and any future readers to avoid conflicting/repeated advice. When submitting the draft for further consideration, include your log as a separate document.
Formatting for MEA Publications
• Set Page Size to 6 X 9
6 inches wide
9 inches tall
Formatting for MEA Publications
• Set Page Size to 6 X 9• Set margins to “Custom,” 1” X .63”
Formatting for MEA Publications
• Set Page Size to 6 X 9• Set margins to “Custom,” 1” X .63”• Set font for all text to“Georgia,” Size
11 for the body
Formatting for MEA Publications
• Set Page Size to 6 X 9• Set margins to “Custom,” 1” X .63”• Set font for all text to“Georgia,” Size
11 for the body • Remove all extra spacing between
line breaks; add two, 11 size font lines before the title
Formatting for MEA Publications
• Set Page Size to 6 X 9• Set margins to “Custom,” 1” X .63”• Set font for all text to“Georgia,” Size
11 for the body • Remove all extra spacing between
line breaks; add two, 11 size font lines before the title
• Center the title; set to size 22 font
Formatting for MEA Publications
• Set Page Size to 6 X 9• Set margins to “Custom,” 1” X .63”• Set font for all text to“Georgia,” Size
11 for the body • Remove all extra spacing between
line breaks; add two, 11 size font lines before the title
• Center the title; set to size 22 font• Use the following symbol, size 20
font between the title and name: ‡
Formatting for MEA Publications
• Set Page Size to 6 X 9• Set margins to “Custom,” 1” X .63”• Set font for all text to“Georgia,” Size
11 for the body • Remove all extra spacing between
line breaks; add two, 11 size font lines before the title
• Center the title; set to size 22 font• Use the following symbol, size 20
font between the title and name: ॠCenter the name, size 14 font
Formatting for MEA Publications
• Set Page Size to 6 X 9• Set margins to “Custom,” 1” X .63”• Set font for all text to“Georgia,” Size
11 for the body • Remove all extra spacing between
line breaks; add two, 11 size font lines before the title
• Center the title; set to size 22 font• Use the following symbol, size 20
font between the title and name: ‡• Center the name, size 14 font• Add one blank line, size 12 font
Formatting for MEA Publications
• Set Page Size to 6 X 9• Set margins to “Custom,” 1” X .63”• Set font for all text to“Georgia,” Size
11 for the body • Remove all extra spacing between
line breaks; add two, 11 size font lines before the title
• Center the title; set to size 22 font• Use the following symbol, size 20
font between the title and name: ‡• Center the name, size 14 font• Add one blank line, size 12 font• Set all first line indentations for
paragraphs to a .25”