Questions tagged [formatting]
Questions about text appearance: styling, placement, fonts, indents, bullets.
15
questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
3
votes
1
answer
75
views
Use nonbreaking space when cross-referencing and citing?
I am writing a scientific report. In general, should I use non-breaking spaces in my cross-references and citations?
Here are some examples where I use tilde where a nonbreaking space might be used.
...
- 131
3
votes
0
answers
432
views
Scrivener, footnotes are missing/misformated when compiling to PDF (Windows 3; V3.0)
I'm creating a novel in Scrivener 3.0 that makes heavy use of footnotes. In recent compile tests on a chapter, I'm finding that on one page the footnotes are being displayed laid on top of the text at ...
- 39
1
vote
0
answers
26
views
Is there a standard style for writing chapter notes in a non-fiction book manuscript?
I am trying to find a standard style for writing chapter notes in a non-academic non-fiction book as per the image below. Is there an online resource where I can find an appropriate style guide for ...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
77
views
Multiple Character Dialogue & Action Formatting
I’m editing a first person story and I’m a bit stumped on one thing in particular. I’m not sure how to explain this in a non-confusing way.
Is it okay or correct to mix the dialogue and actions of one ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
29
views
Can the APA references section be broken down into subsections?
I'm writing an article and it's time for references. The problem is it needs to be APA style in alphabetical order. There are so many references, I'd like to put them in sections. Is that acceptable ...
1
vote
0
answers
37
views
Giving credit when quoting
I know that, when a work, person or thing is directly quoted, word for word, the author has to be cited, for example:
"It always seems impossible until it's done" - Nelson Mandela
or
&...
- 433
1
vote
0
answers
24
views
How do you introduce a song or a sung part right after a dialogue?
So I was thinking this would look really odd. Do you have to use the same format as you introduce a spoken part, or can you do this? And what might be the alternatives to this? I am asking, because ...
- 14.8k
1
vote
0
answers
55
views
How do you format a song when it's part of a larger spoken piece?
I'm editing a children's book which includes songs. I usually format the songs as a block quote in a slightly smaller type size and centred on the longest line. However, I've just come to a song that ...
1
vote
0
answers
92
views
Microsoft Word Formatting issue with KDP (How to move titles in the middle of the page?)
I have my nicely formatted word file to upload to the KDP page for Kindle publishing. When I launch the preview the titles are too high up on the page. This is not a problem for chapter titles, since ...
- 131
0
votes
0
answers
31
views
How to format translated dialogue
I'm currently working on a novel. One of the characters speaks Italian mainly, but because the rest of the novel is in English, I would like to have the translation in there as well. Would it be ...
- 737
0
votes
0
answers
28
views
Is there an encyclopedic book with all the various formatting styles found in novel since the beginning of history?
Is there an encyclopedic book with all the various formatting styles found in novel since the beginning of history? I would like to read one to see what are all the different formatting options you ...
- 14.8k
0
votes
0
answers
40
views
How do you add information about the music, sounds, camera actions in a trailer script?
Format your script elements. There are several different parts of the
script that require specific formatting so that they conform to
industry standards:[10]
Scene Heading: This is also called a “...
- 14.8k
0
votes
0
answers
24
views
How to properly include credits for the author, location, date and time?
I'm working on an amateur article about various topics and want to include my name (as the author), location of where I'm currently writing the article, and the current date and time.
I've seen many ...
- 101
0
votes
0
answers
80
views
Title within a title: How to format properly using Chicago style
Would this be an appropriate way to format the title of my essay, or should it be different? I am using the Chicago style. I am using two book titles within my own title.
Would this be the proper way ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
23
views
Bibliography format with multiple citations from same book? (APA)
I'm writing a paper where I've included multiple citations from a book, each citation is not a direct quote from the text but rather a in-text citation so according to APA guidelines these citations ...
- 101