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Margins should be one inch all around. One-inch margins are the
default on most word processing programs, so you probably will not

have to set the margins at all. Set the line spacing to “double.” Leave

the right edge ragged rather than justifying it. (To justify means to line

up in a straight edge, like a newspaper column. Most word processing

programs have settings that allow you to justify, but these settings are

not commonly used for academic work.)

Formatting the Document

Put your name, your professor’s name, the name of the class, and the

date in the upper left corner of the page. Other information, such as

the name of your instructor or the class for which you are preparing

the assignment, is optional. Center the title and indent each paragraph

as shown in the sample that follows. A title page is not necessary
unless your instructor asks for one.

Jerome E. Soto

Professor Elaine Gould

English 1101

1 April 2016

Format Reform

I am ashamed to say that I used to be a format abuser. I

used strange fonts such as Adolescence and Space