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    FORMATING IN

    ACADEMIC WRITING
    P K PANDA
    The idea of Formatting
     To locate content when in need
    easily
     It is same as putting things in a
    frame
     The frame should maintain content
    uniformly
    LEVELS OF HEADING

     Three level
     Four Level
     Five Level
    Three level

     Level 1 Centered heading Title Case


    in Bold

     Level 2 Side Heading Title Case in


    Bold

     Level 3 Side Heading Title Case in


    Italics
    Four Level

     Level 1
    CENTERED HEADING UPPER CASE IN BOLD

     Level 2
    Centered Heading Title Case in Bold

     Level 3
    Side Heading Title Case in Bold

     Level 4
    Side Heading Title Case in Italics
    Five Level
     Level 1 CENTERED HEADING UPPER CASE IN
    BOLD

     Level 2 Centered Heading Title Case in Bold

     Level 3 Side Heading Title Case in Bold

     Level 4 Side Heading Title Case in Italics

     Level 5 Paragraph heading sentence case in


    italics, ending with full stop.
    CHAPTER HEADINGS
     Each chapter begins in a new page
    1. Five CMs from the top
    2. Centered

     Chapters are identified By:


    1. A number
    Chapter-I
    2. A Title
    A Caption (incomplete
    sentence)

    (Separated by double space)


    SPACING

     Body text is normally double spaced


     1.5 space is also acceptable
    Pagination
     The preliminaries are numbered by small
    Roman numerals Ex: (i, ii, iii, iv)
     In the title page the number (i) is not
    mentioned
     The body of the text starts with page
    numbers in English numerals
     The first page is not numbered
    Paragraph Indentation
     For the Quoted text if it is longer than 50
    words
    Paragraph Beginning
    Justification of text
     Align text to both right and left side
    equally adding space between words if
    necessary in a few cases
     This gives a clean look along the left and
    right side of the printed pages
    FONT
     Fonts can create mood and atmosphere.
    Fonts can give visual clues about the
    order a document should be read and
    which parts are more important than
    others. Fonts can even be used to control
    how long it takes someone to read a
    document.
    Does Font Type Matter?
     Research has found that the difference in readability of serif vs. sans
    serif fonts is negligible in print sources. However, in electronic or virtual
    contexts, sans-serif is a little easier to read. Consider the rhetorical
    situation (purpose, audience, context of use) of your communication
    when you choose your fonts.

     Sans-serifs are most typically used for headings and titles. In this use,
    they provide a nice contrast with the serif font used for the extended
    text below them. Like all conventions, this advice may change based
    on your audience. For example, European countries seem to have a
    higher tolerance for sans-serif fonts in long blocks of text on paper.

     It’s a good rule to never mix two, different types of the same font
    category. In other words, do not use a Times New Roman title over a
    text block of Palatino. Both are serif fonts and will not mix well. The
    ideal situation is to pair one serif font with one sans-serif font.
    Font Size
     Title 14size
     Bold letter can be used
     Body text 12 or 11size
    (But never below 10)
    Underlining and Bold
    Avoid using underlining
    (Don't use underlining in titles and
    headings)

    Try to use just one font type through out


    the text, unless there is a special reason.
    Sections of a long unit of idea
    or description
     Follow the prescribed format and
    ensure that each section includes
    only material relevant to that
    section heading.
     Note that many disciplines
    encourage the use of sub-headings
    often numbered in a decimal
    notation, for example, 1 (main
    heading), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3…(sub-
    headings);
    Benefit of formatting for a
    student
     Giving others a chance to review and
    compare your work under these
    established guidelines enables your
    readers to better see the work on its own
    merits, opposed to getting sidetracked by
    technical inefficiencies in just the
    formalities of text production.
    THANK YOU

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