Chicago Manual Style (Menlo School)

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"How to format a Chicago-style paper

Your teachers expect to receive papers that are properly formatted and laid out. Use the following guidelines when setting up your paper. It is easiest if you use the correct settings from the beginning; otherwise you will have to go back and reformat your paper.

Overall page layout

One inch margins on sides, top and bottom.

Use Times or Times New Roman 12 pt font.

Double-space the text of the paper.

Use left-justified text, which will have a ragged right edge. Do not use fully (newspaper-style) justified text.

Use a 1/2" indent for paragraph beginnings, block quotes and hanging (bibliography) indents.

Number the pages in the top right corner of the paper, beginning with the first page of text. It's a good idea to include your last name as well, in case pages become separated. Number straight through from the first text page to the final bibliography page but do not count any pages after the end of the text as part of your page count. (A five-page paper may also have a cover page, two pages of notes and one page of bibliography which is nine pieces of paper.)

Ask your teacher if it is ok to print two-sided."

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