When writing reports

bardy · 11-28-2006, 02:39 PM

What spacing do you use?

i think it was drilled into my brain in college to always use 1.5 spacing and now when I try to use single spacing it looks so cluttered. But all the documents I see in this company have single spacing. Ugh.

phaedrus · 11-28-2006, 02:44 PM

single.

my problem is that i'm so used to putting two spaces after periods, but our editor is always going through deleting one of them.

scouse_dave · 11-28-2006, 03:19 PM

I'd always use single spacing, unless it was for some proper scientific journal or something. And as I don't have to write too many of those...single...

Shapan · 03:49 PM

i generally double space. i thought that was the norm in most colleges for papers.

Trotskilicious · 11-28-2006, 03:31 PM

you always use double spacing so you can edit it better when it's in hardcopy

mxzombie · 11-28-2006, 03:36 PM

the last time i wrote a paper was in a history class last year, and we were required to double space. i usually double spaced in high school for ease of editing i guess

mxzombie · 11-28-2006, 03:36 PM

by "ease of editing" i mean the editing my teachers would do while grading the paper

scouse_dave · 11-28-2006, 03:43 PM

oh right...mine never had mistakes....

BlueStar · 11-28-2006, 04:37 PM

In all of my jobs (and in grad school too), I have used single spacing.

myosis · 11-28-2006, 05:10 PM

your company should have templates if it cares about this

avian chaos · 11-28-2006, 05:59 PM

Single spacing is so awful. Whenever I see classmates come into the room and pull out their papers or assignments and they're in single spacing I feel so bad for the professor. I can barely even stand to read 1.5 spacing, it seems a little cluttered, but not as bad. I think I'm just really picky, because I always have to align my text justified-- left aligned text looks sloppy to me, too.

phaedrus-- I do the double space after the period thing, too.

Nate the Grate · 11-28-2006, 06:02 PM

Who the hell uses 1.5 spacing? It's either single or double. Single sucks for school papers. I don't know about the work world though.

bardy · 11-28-2006, 06:21 PM

1.5 is pretty standard for technical papers. at least at my school.

11-28-2006, 02:39 PM	#1
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,831	When writing reports What spacing do you use? i think it was drilled into my brain in college to always use 1.5 spacing and now when I try to use single spacing it looks so cluttered. But all the documents I see in this company have single spacing. Ugh.

11-28-2006, 03:28 PM	#4
Shapan Socialphobic Location: intellectual hobo Posts: 11,798	i generally double space. i thought that was the norm in most colleges for papers. Last edited by Shapan : 11-28-2006 at 03:49 PM.

11-28-2006, 02:44 PM	#2
phaedrus Minion of Satan Location: up there somewhere Posts: 8,014	single. my problem is that i'm so used to putting two spaces after periods, but our editor is always going through deleting one of them.

11-28-2006, 03:19 PM	#3
scouse_dave Minion of Satan Location: Manchester Posts: 5,089	I'd always use single spacing, unless it was for some proper scientific journal or something. And as I don't have to write too many of those...single...

11-28-2006, 03:31 PM	#5
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	you always use double spacing so you can edit it better when it's in hardcopy

11-28-2006, 03:36 PM	#6
mxzombie Braindead Location: i like traffic lights, but only when they're green. Posts: 15,578	the last time i wrote a paper was in a history class last year, and we were required to double space. i usually double spaced in high school for ease of editing i guess

11-28-2006, 03:43 PM	#8
scouse_dave Minion of Satan Location: Manchester Posts: 5,089	oh right...mine never had mistakes....

11-28-2006, 04:37 PM	#9
BlueStar Newly independent Location: Some state's capitol building Posts: 7,242	In all of my jobs (and in grad school too), I have used single spacing.

11-28-2006, 05:10 PM	#10
myosis Minion of Satan Location: the institute Posts: 6,431	your company should have templates if it cares about this

11-28-2006, 05:59 PM	#11
avian chaos Braindead Location: Portland, OR Posts: 15,137	Single spacing is so awful. Whenever I see classmates come into the room and pull out their papers or assignments and they're in single spacing I feel so bad for the professor. I can barely even stand to read 1.5 spacing, it seems a little cluttered, but not as bad. I think I'm just really picky, because I always have to align my text justified-- left aligned text looks sloppy to me, too. phaedrus-- I do the double space after the period thing, too.

11-28-2006, 06:02 PM	#12
Nate the Grate Minion of Satan Posts: 6,212	Who the hell uses 1.5 spacing? It's either single or double. Single sucks for school papers. I don't know about the work world though.

11-28-2006, 06:21 PM	#13
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,831	1.5 is pretty standard for technical papers. at least at my school.