To start delegating your title pages to Word, there are four basic steps. The first of these is to capitalize and center your title page text.
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Why You Need to Delegate Your Title Pages
You can space your title page content simply by entering blank paragraphs. But if you do so, you set yourself up for more work and at least three problems.
The Fundamentals of How to Format a Title Page
To pass your title page formatting off to Word, you need to start by understanding what SBL style requires in formatting your title page.
Authorities for SBL Style: School House Style
Last week, we started exploring authorities for SBL style by discussing publishers’ house styles. A publisher’s house style might be based on SBLHS, but it might also require several things that differ from the SBLHS and other authorities. It isn’t spelled out in the SBLHS, but there’s another application of this principle if you’re a […]
Authorities for SBL Style: Publisher House Style
As comprehensive as it is, the SBL Handbook of Style (SBLHS) doesn’t include everything. Instead, you’ll often need other sources to determine what SBL style requires. Knowing where and when to refer to these other sources can be tricky. In this series, we dispel this mystery and discuss seven common authorities for SBL style in […]
Starting sentences with “and” or “but”
The SBLHS blog has a helpful discussion on the use of “and” or “but” at the start of a sentence. And they are permissible. But one should use them sparingly. For the full and very helpful post, please see the SBLHS blog.