For all of those students who have papers coming up in the next couple of weeks, I just found out that verdana is the largest. Just turned my 8.5 page paper (TNR) into an 11 page paper instantly. Now time for sleep.
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ChefBoyRG54
BoM Sept '14 & BoY 2014
Lol well played sir
Back in the day (25 years ago for me) most students typed their papers up or had them typed. Few used computers. Even fewer professors used them.
I was the master at slightly altering margins, going from 12- to 13-point typefaces, and never using Times New Roman (it was designed during the war to get more ink on one piece of paper), and using footnotes instead of endnotes to make a 6 page paper into 10.
Back then, almost all profs asked for papers of certain page lengths.
Sadly for students today, most universities use learning management systems (like Blackboard or D2L) and ask students to submit the electronic file and requiring papers have a minimum word count.
Every paper I submitted for my MBA had a minimum/maximum word count requirement.. but never a page count/limit..
between diagrams, charts, graphs, tables, etc.. most 4000 word papers were easily 12-15 pages by the time you were finished.. add in a 2-3 page bibliography, a table of contents, and a cover sheet.. and you'd start getting close to the 20 page mark.. when the original 4,000 words in 12 pt times new roman without all the other required mess... MIGHT stretch to 6 1/2 - 7 pages on a good day...
between diagrams, charts, graphs, tables, etc.. most 4000 word papers were easily 12-15 pages by the time you were finished.. add in a 2-3 page bibliography, a table of contents, and a cover sheet.. and you'd start getting close to the 20 page mark.. when the original 4,000 words in 12 pt times new roman without all the other required mess... MIGHT stretch to 6 1/2 - 7 pages on a good day...
I'm with Dave; when I completed my MBA it was hard to get stuff DOWN to 20/25 pages.
Also, I heard of increasing the period and comma fonts to 14 or so, can't really see it on the paper, but also fattens it up. If forced to use a particular font/size, you can also add a fraction, for example 12.3 or 12.5 will add some too.
Also, I heard of increasing the period and comma fonts to 14 or so, can't really see it on the paper, but also fattens it up. If forced to use a particular font/size, you can also add a fraction, for example 12.3 or 12.5 will add some too.
Well seeing as I am in the CPA program I just handed in an assignment on Tuesday. This was a full company audit. There is actually rules to writing legal and professional documents.
Font generally must be between 10 and 12 font size. The font should be either times new roman or calibri the reason for this is that each letter is definitively different and no letter or word can be mistakenly misread. For instance i and l can look the same. I and l. See one on the right is an L. This is why professionals use the same font or particular fonts for that reasoning.
Font generally must be between 10 and 12 font size. The font should be either times new roman or calibri the reason for this is that each letter is definitively different and no letter or word can be mistakenly misread. For instance i and l can look the same. I and l. See one on the right is an L. This is why professionals use the same font or particular fonts for that reasoning.