Transcript Brief Formatting

Brief Formatting
February 2012
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Inserting Page Numbers in Word
Instructions Confirmed for Word 2007/2010 / PC Only
Separate all sections with page breaks, NOT
hard returns.
 Insert page numbers right before you do your
Table of Authorities and Table of Contents.
 Save a backup copy of your brief called
FinalBriefClean.
 Work from your original Final Brief.
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1) Go to the
Summary of
the Case page.
2) Press the Show Paragraph Marks
button from the Home tab
1) Go to the Page Layout tab
2) Place your cursor here.
3) Click Breaks. Choose
“Next Page Break.”
4) When you insert a section break you
will likely create a blank page…you
need to remove this page.
5) Put your cursor before “Summary”.
Hit backspace to remove the extra page.
Justify the title to center.
What the Title Page should
look like with the Section
Break (Next Page)
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Go to your Statement of the Case page.
Place cursor just before the letter S in
Statement.
Insert Next Page Break
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Delete extra page if necessary
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Center justify the heading
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2) Click on Insert tab
3) Click on Page Numbers
1) Go to Summary of
the Case Page
4) Click on
Format Page
Numbers
5) Change number
format to i,ii,iii
6) Change page
numbering to start at i
7) Click OK
Repeat Previous Steps for
Statement of the Case Page
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Go to the Statement of the Case Page
and place your cursor on that page
Click Page Numbers
Format Page Numbers from drop down
Number format will be 1,2,3
Start at 1
1) Click on Page Numbers
2) Click on Bottom of Page option
3) Choose the plain
option to center the
page numbers
Removing the Page Number
from the Title Page
1) Place cursor on
Title Page
2) Check the Different
First Page box
3) Click Close Header
and Footer
Making Your Table of Authorities
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Do this step before you do your
Table of Contents.
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Save your Brief.
Go to the beginning of the brief and work your way through marking citations
1) Press the
References
tab
2) Highlight the full citation. Press Mark Citation
3) Remove pinpoint
page
4) Choose the type
(see next slide on
custom Category)
How to Create a Custom Category
1) Click Category
2) Highlight a number
3) Enter new Category name
4) Click Replace and
then OK
Go to the beginning of the brief and work your way through marking citations
1) Press the
References
tab
2) Highlight the full citation. Press Mark Citation
4) Choose the type
(see next slide on
custom Category)
3) Remove pinpoint
page
U.S. Supreme Court
6) Click “Mark All”
5) Type short citation
7) Click Close and
proceed to next
citation
1) Go to the Table of Authorities page and
place your cursor on that page.
2) Go to the Home tab and press the
paragraph symbol to hide the field codes
to ensure proper pagination.
1) Click on the
References tab
3) Make sure
“Use
passim” and
“Keep
original
formatting”
are checked.
2) Click on Insert
Table of Authorities
4) Click OK
Format your Table of Authorities as instructed to you.
You are able to edit this document once the Table has been created.
Making Your Table of Contents
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Do this step LAST.
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Save your Brief.
2) Press the Paragraph Dialog box
1) Highlight the title of
the section.
3) Choose the appropriate level for the
Table of Contents. Click OK
All Section Titles: Level 1
Within Argument section:
Point Heading I, II, etc.: Level 2
Point Heading A, B, etc.: Level 3
Point Heading i, ii, etc.: Level 4
Point Heading a, b, etc.: Level 5
4) Repeat these steps for all components included
in the Table of Contents
2) Click on References tab
1) Go to the Table
of Contents
page and
place your
cursor on that
page.
3) Click on Insert Table of
Contents
6) Make sure
“Show page
numbers” and
“Right align page
numbers” are
checked.
7) Click OK
4) Uncheck “Use hyperlinks”
5) Change levels to the appropriate
number based on your pointheadings.