Grammar & Style

1. 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.

2. 6 inches wide Formatting for MEA Publications • Set Page Size to 6 X 9 9 inches tall

3. Formatting for MEA Publications • Set Page Size to 6 X 9 • Set margins to “Custom,” 1” X .63”

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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: ‡

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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”