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Word processing standards

Standards on this page are mandatory for Goldenford authors

working documents

* the same style sheet and styles for all documents comprising the book
* consistent layout and headings set by paragraph styles, not by formatting individual paragraphs
* A4 portrait page layout
* language set to UK English
* no page or section breaks (apart from those controlled by paragraph styles)
* no blank paragraphs (no empty lines)
* no additional spaces or tabs to control layout
* single spaces at the end of sentences and between words
* smart quotes, used consistently
* consistent use of continuation characters, eg ...
* never more than three consecutive periods... with or without spaces
* no full stops in acronyms etc, eg Mrs Jones's CD, not e.g. Mrs. Jones's C.D.

Are you serious?

final electronic document

A single electronic document saved in ODF (eg Libre Office) format

What's the right time to apply standards?

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