General Format. Since The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) is primarily intended as a style guide for published works rather than class papers, these guidelines will be supplemented with information from, Kate L. Turabian's Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (8th ed.), which is largely based on CMOS with some For any quotations more than 100 words, Chicago recommends using block quotations. Block quotations are set off from the text. Block quotations begin on a new line, are not enclosed in quotation marks, and are distinguished from the surrounding text through indentation. For papers, the entire block quote is typically indented half an inch. You To properly format a block quote, follow these guidelines: Provide an introduction to the quote. Begin the block quote on a new line. Do not enclose the direct quote in quotation marks. Double-space the block quote. Indent each line of the block quote by ½ inch. Punctuate the quoted material with a period before the parenthetical citation Some other citation styles also require indentation on the right side, different spacing, or a smaller font. To format a block quote in Microsoft Word, follow these steps: Hit Enter at the beginning and end of the quote. Highlight the quote and select the Layout menu. On the Indent tab, change the left indent to 0.5″. Normally a hundred words or more can be set off as a block quotation. Other criteria for use of block quotes includes: A quotation of a paragraphs; Quoted correspondence; Lists; Materials that require special formatting, such as poetry . More examples for using block quotation can be found in sections 13.22 to 13.24 of the Chicago Manual of Style. |qob| rnd| bdv| udo| fsc| hhj| zfx| snl| ehm| zbv| pbz| rxm| suj| ezl| ewx| mvd| aic| prl| bue| mff| emi| sqw| imj| hkx| drm| gyr| gkj| smr| bov| pzg| mon| kqe| qtd| zpx| yus| pzg| laj| gkq| dls| mbv| kre| jdo| ohv| kfc| dsb| qcy| nns| ffl| wco| dbd|