See in this guide, general hints, solving the typeface problem. The white pages in the bluebook address academic citation. I realize i can grab the mouse, click the home menu, click the fonts cap dropdown arrow in the paragraph section, and choose small caps. Abbreviation of journal name large and small caps font, see tables 10 and in the bluebook date as it appears on the cover. The 20th edition of the bluebook was recently released. At least this is what i would do as an exec editor of my journal which ill never have to do again because ive just graduated, woohoo. Codes contain the statutes currently in force in a jurisdiction and are arranged topically.
The bluepages, introduced in the eighteenth edition, have been considerably overhauled for the twentieth edition. One way to make titles stand out in microsoft word 2003 documents such as flyers, promotional mailings, or announcements is to write titles in all caps alternatively you can use word 2003s small caps feature that displays a phrase in all capital letters, but when you type uppercased. Case names in text and in citations also differ by the extent to. Bluebook citation prosecution function guides at university of. Then, either a access the font edit window and select small caps under effects, or b press these keys at the same time. Bluebook citation for llm students harvard library research guides. Where the bluebook indicates use of small and large caps e.
As a rule, the bluebook discourages electronic sources citations. This means that you may have portions of the citation in large and small caps. The primary difference is that the michigan system omits all periods in citations, uses italics somewhat differently, and does not use small caps. Office of reporter of decisions washington state courts. Bluebook examples for common citations books rule 15. If you consult the examples here remember that l arge and small caps are used only for stylistic purposes in nonacademic citation. Question regarding large and small capitals endnote x3. Session laws are uncodified laws that gather the public laws of a session of congress together. A pinpoint citation directly follows the title, which designates the specific pages on which the cited material. Nov, 2019 statute citation is covered in bluebook rule 12. The citations in the white pages use large and small capital letters. Case names in text and in citations also differ by the extent to which the case name is abbreviated. Per the bluebook requirements, i am using footnotes with large and small capitals typeface.
Just type the relevant part of the citation, shade it with your. The use of large and small caps for certain information lets break this down. Page 7 has a helpful table that sets out the differences between the typeface used in nonacademic and academic citation. The bluepages now parallel the whitepageshelping practitioners cite a broader range of sources and greatly improving crossreferences. To use a keyboard shortcut to change between lowercase, uppercase, and capitalize each word, select the text.
Changes in the 20th edition of the bluebook pace law library. But the keyboard shortcut is much faster and makes much more sense. Secondary sources bluebook citation 101 academic format. However, we know that the internet comprises a great number of reliable legal. While the use of large and small caps has historically been reserved for academic citations, practitioners may now use large and small caps in briefs to indicate authors of books, titles of books, and titles of periodicals. Font, check the small caps box, and then click the ok button. Jun 01, 2015 the 20th edition of the bluebook was recently released. Dec 27, 20 i have a large document in ms word 2010 using windows 8. The bluebook citation style guide requires the use of small caps in some of its entries. As for the bluebook format for internet articles, change small and large caps to regular roman type and italics to underlining when citing in legal memoranda and court documents. I would like to change these expressions with a global search and replace into all small caps, except for the first letter, which would remain a large cap. Note that per bluebook rules, the code cited should be in small caps.
If there is no author, you should begin the citation with the title. Word 2000 sadly doesnt support multiple selections, so. But, w e never, ever use large and small caps in writing practice documents. Any online source that shares characteristics with a print source should be cited according to. Prior to publication of the new bluebook, law journals, lawyers, and judges were in pretty close agreement on how to cite a restatement section e. In text, both the official reports and manuscript opinions use ordinary typeface. Name and original section number as it appears in the session laws only if the statute is commonly cited that way title, chapter, or volume see t. Change the capitalization or case of text office support.
How do you get large and small caps while writing a law. Typeface conventions bluebook legal citation tarlton law library. Typeface conventions bluebook legal citation tarlton law. Bluepages bluebook guide libguides at university of illinois law. If you consult the examples here remember that l arge and small caps are never used in nonacademic citation. Ctrlshiftk will change text to small caps or back again. The bluebook prescribes small caps for some titles and names in united states legal citations in many books, when one part of the book mentions another part of the same book, or mentions the work as a whole, the name is set in small caps sometimes typesetting small caps after transforming to title case, not italics and not roman type within quotation marks. Keyboard shortcut for small caps not working in office 2016. Apr 01, 2020 for example, b1 is the first rule in the bluepages, it starts on page 3 of the bluebook. Any online source that shares characteristics with a print source should be cited according to the rule for the print version.
You should use ordinary plain text for case names in full citations, except for procedural phrases like ex rel. As per the bluebook, supra and infra should not be used to. You use ordinary roman type, never, ever large and small caps. Typeface rules have been relaxed to accommodate practitioner use of large and small caps. The statutes at large are the session laws of the u. Large cap is a bigger part of the market and economy.
For books, the authors name should appear as it does on the title page of the book, in small caps followed by a comma. Where the bluepages are silent on an issue, you will apply the rules in the whitepages. You underline or italicize titles of books and journal articles. This is an option rather than a rule, but old school typesetters often used caps or small caps to transition between a drop capital a large capital letter that spans two or more lines at the beginning of a block of text and the regular text. Introduction to bluebooking bluebook basics libguides. Although this note is not included under the list of exceptions to the bluebook, this note creates an. The white pages expand on the rules included in the bluepages. Dec 08, 2004 the statutes at large are the session laws of the u. Aug 09, 2019 the citations in the white pages use large and small capital letters.
Typically, 70 percent or more of the markets value is in. Word 2000 sadly doesnt support multiple selections, so youll need to treat the headings one at a time. Case names in text are written in italics while in citations, they are written in normal font. Choose the title case option, and click the ok button. A uniform system of citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the united states. Large and small caps used for authors and titles of books, titles of periodicals. The numbering of the rules in the bluepages nonacademic citation now parallels the numbering in the whitepages academic citation. Jan 07, 2020 abbreviation of journal name large and small caps font, see tables 10 and in the bluebook date as it appears on the cover. The rules for when you use each one in citations is summarized below. The meanings of big cap and small cap are generally understood by their names. Generally, the bluebook encourages citation to print sources when they are available. Apply word 2003s small caps feature to titles and other text that needs to stand out. Introduction to bluebooking bluebook basics libguides at. I have a large document in ms word 2010 using windows 8.
Author, title of the article in italics, abbreviation of journal name large and small caps font, see tables 10 and in the bluebook, date as it appears on the cover, the word at, and the beginning page number. Of course, small caps are riskier if evaluated in isolation. Small caps as required by the bluebook citation style. In some designs with small xheights, such as itc braganza, the small caps are designed to work well with the capital letters. Times new roman plain text, italics, and large and small caps. In the font dialog box, under effects, select the small caps check box. Be sure the first letter of the text is capitalized. I need to do some citations for a law paper, and that recommends me to cite all in caps.
Alternatively, choose format font, check the small caps box, and then click the ok button. Typeface conventions bluebook legal citation tarlton. Authors and titles of books, including institutional authors, titles of periodicals are written in large and small caps. When this occurs, you can cite to the public law number, sessions law or statutes at large rule 10. Alwd rules topics bluebook rules rule 1 typeface for citations, in general b2.
The use of large and small caps for certain information. Keyboard shortcut for small caps not working in office. Typeface rules were relaxed to permit use of large and small caps in court documents for stylistic purposes. Small caps are uppercase letterforms that are shorter in height than the capitals in a. If using microsoft word or wordperfect software, you may use boldface to indicate words which should be placed in small caps large caps according to the bluebook, small caps large caps words include titles of books, names of periodicals, names of government agencies and titles of most government documents. The title of the book, also in small caps, should follow. Most financial advisers counsel a bigger exposure to large cap than small cap. Authors names appear in large and small caps for books. Large caps to small caps in ms word microsoft community. How to make 1st letter of word in large caps and the rest.
If using microsoft word or wordperfect software, you may use boldface to indicate words which should be placed in small capslarge caps according to the bluebook, small capslarge caps words include titles of books, names of periodicals, names of government agencies and titles of most government documents. Big cap stocksalso referred to as large cap stocksare shares of larger companies. Small caps designed for text typefaces are drawn to optically match the xheight so they harmonize with both the caps and lowercase. There are two ways to change regular font to small caps font.
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