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How to Correctly Format Your Bibliography

Combined with a few other steps, editing Word’s “Bibliography” style will give you more consistent formatting with fewer headaches.

Posted byJ. David Stark2 November 202025 September 2020Posted inWeblogTags: How to Format Bibliography Entries in Word, Microsoft Word, SBL Style1 Comment on How to Correctly Format Your Bibliography

How You Should Not Format Your Bibliographies

You can get your bibliography to look like SBL style requires in a few different ways. But several common approaches create serious problems.

Posted byJ. David Stark26 October 20202 November 2020Posted inWeblogTags: How to Format Bibliography Entries in Word, Microsoft Word, SBL Style1 Comment on How You Should Not Format Your Bibliographies

How to Easily Change First Page Margins in Word

On the first page of a major section, SBL style asks for a 2-inch top margin. But that doesn’t mean you need to change the margin size in Word.

Posted byJ. David Stark19 October 202025 September 2020Posted inWeblogTags: Margins, Microsoft Word, SBL StyleLeave a comment on How to Easily Change First Page Margins in Word

The Odd Thing about Font and Line Sizes

When you select a font, you select its size in a unit called “points.” But the font face also affects the visual size of lines and type on the page.

Posted byJ. David Stark22 June 202025 September 2020Posted inWeblogTags: How to Format Title Pages in Word, Microsoft Word, SBL Style, Title Pages, Writing, Writing StyleLeave a comment on The Odd Thing about Font and Line Sizes

How to Justify Your Title Page Text Blocks in No Time

You can save yourself a lot of time by letting Word handle title page formatting—particularly when you’re vertically justifying the title page text.

Posted byJ. David Stark15 June 20202 October 2020Posted inWeblogTags: How to Format Title Pages in Word, Microsoft Word, SBL Style, Title Pages, Writing, Writing Style1 Comment on How to Justify Your Title Page Text Blocks in No Time

How to Prepare Your Title Page Text Blocks

If you delegate your title page formatting to Word, you can save time formatting. A key preparatory step is to properly segmenting your title page text.

Posted byJ. David Stark8 June 20202 October 2020Posted inWeblogTags: How to Format Title Pages in Word, Microsoft Word, SBL Style, Title Pages, Writing, Writing Style3 Comments on How to Prepare Your Title Page Text Blocks

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