Chicago Style Guide: Formatting Chicago in Word

Spacing

To double-space your paper. click on the Line and Paragraph Spacing button and then select 2.0. 

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Adding Page Numbers

Click on the Insert menu and then click on the Page Number tab. Hover over 'Top of Page' and select 'Plain Number 3' (to insert page numbers in the top right margin of your pages).

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Sorting Sources Alphabetically

To alphabetize your sources,

1. Highlight all your sources
2. Click the 'A-Z Sort' button.
3. In the 'Sort Text' pop-up box, click Sort by: Paragraphs, select Text for type, and click the Descending radio button.
4. Click OK.

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Create a Hanging Indent

To create a hanging indent,

1. Highlight all sources
2. Click the dialog launcher under the 'Paragraph'
3. Under the 'Indentation' area, select Hanging under the 'Special' drop-down menu.
4. Click OK.

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