Tag: Chicago Manual of Style

  • SBLHS student supplement and “ibid.”

    According to SBL Handbook of Style, 2nd ed., §§1, 3, 4.3.6, supports the use of “ibid.” From those descriptions, conventions look to be the same as for the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed., §14.29. As an easy (and free) reference for students, SBL also provides a Student Supplement to the SBLHS.  One of the courses I’ve…

  • Citations in Footnotes in SBL’s Footnote-bibliography Style

    The “Chicago Manual” gives guidance about how to cite sources for material inside footnotes. But SBL style has some different preferences.

  • Full-height Footnote Numbers in Microsoft Word

    Microsoft Word ties footnote anchors in the main text and footnote numbers at the start of footnotes to the same style. Consequently, it’s difficult to get full-height footnote numbers followed by a period (cf. Chicago Manual of Style, SBL Handbook of style). The process for getting this result discussed at Word MVPs does not seem…