Priceless Writing TipsEssay Formatting Writer’s Edition: Quick and Dirty Tips

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Unless you are an X-ray machine, you will never notice the rich inner world of someone at the first sight. The same goes for clients who see your papers for the first time. Essay formatting means everything to them and makes all the difference. What if we tell you that you could improve your essays with only a few small touches?

Essay Formatting: Main Principles

Just like the beautiful wrapping of a gift, proper essay formatting inevitably produces the first positive impression on your client. The main points you should never ignore are:

1. Font 12 Arial (or Times New Roman);
2. 1 inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides;
3. double spacing;
4. citations complying with the requested citation style (both in-text quotes and reference list entries);
5. page numbers and header.

Sure, some clients have their unique format requirements. However, unless they request something special, it’s better to follow these classic formatting principles.

Essay Formatting: Tips and Tricks

Only a few small touches and your client will be happy with the paper:

• Template. Create a template with all the format settings and then copy it instead of creating new documents.
• Subheadings. If a document is longer than 3 pages, use subheadings to improve its logical structure.
• Eye candies. Use pictures, tables and graphs whenever possible. Clients will love all types of visuals. Just be sure to choose relevant pics, properly cite them (say where you have found them) and comment on them.
• Page break. Every time you need to make a page break, use the combination Ctrl+Enter to add a page break automatically, instead of pressing the Enter button until your finger hurts or/and a new page shows up on the screen.

In this way, making your papers look more attractive seems easy, isn’t it? Proper essay formatting is a quick and easy way to your success.