FORMATTING OUTLINES



I. VERTICAL SPACING

A. Title of Outline
1. Two-inch top margin
2. Followed by a quadruple space
B. Major Headings
1. First major heading preceded by a quadruple space; all others preceded by a double space
2. All major headings followed by a double space
3. All subheadings single-spaced

II. HORIZONTAL SPACING

A. Title of Outline Centered over Line of Writing
B. Major Headings and Subheadings
1. Identifying lower case roman numerals aligned at left margin or aligned on periods
2. Identifying letters and numbers for each subsequent level of subheading aligned below the
first word of the preceding heading

III. CAPITALIZATION

A. Title of Outline Keyed in ALL CAPS
B. Major Headings Keyed in ALL CAPS
C. First-order Subheadings Keyed with all Major Words Beginning with Initial Caps
D. Second-order Subheadings Keyed with First Word Only Using Initial Cap

Note:
Roman numerals can be left or right aligned.