How To Make Your School Reports Look Longer Than They Are
- January 14, 2009
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Writer
ShannonH
Post Production
Jenn Ramsay
This subtle trick will lengthen your school report without your having to write a single extra word.
You Will Need
- A report stored on a computer
- Flexible ethics
Step 1: Begin to edit
When you’re finished writing your paper, launch your word processing program’s “find and replace” function. Often this is under the “edit” menu.
Step 2: Type in periods
Type a period in the spaces for “find” and for “replace.”
Step 3: Increase the size
Highlight the period in the second, or “replace,” space. Increase its font size. For example, if it’s in a 12-point font, increase it to 14-point. You usually do this by clicking on the “format” and “font” options; sometimes you’ll have to click “more” to see these options.
Step 4: Make the switch
Click “replace all.” This will change the font of all your periods.
Don’t change your entire paper’s font size or set ridiculously wide margins—that’s too obvious!
Step 5: Watch it grow
Re-measure your paper. Depending on how long your report was to begin with, simply enlarging the periods can add anywhere from one half to two—or more!—pages.
If you have a 16-page, 12-point paper, changing the periods to 14-point will stretch the paper to 19 pages!
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Comments (12)
Omigoodness I wish I had this information last semester!!! Amazing! Never would have thought of it!
over 3 years ago by momo403
lmfaoo thats hilarious!!!
omg im trying it now haha
over 2 years ago by FunnyDude
Awesome I have to use this for my science project due next Wednesday. Wha ha ha. Not ethics for me!
over 2 years ago by ComicStix
THIS IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
over 2 years ago by clmcqueen
Cool trick.
over 2 years ago by kpfingaz
Woah this is pretty awesome.
over 2 years ago by MiMiN
Amazing!
over 2 years ago by murdoc23
dude thanks i used this today thanks!
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about 1 year ago by steve198155
no more stressful nights to right an esay for me thanks
over 2 years ago by clansmokewidow7
Holy cow. what a huge waste. Why not put as much effort into what you would like to ADD to your report rather than spending your brainpower trying to a) scam the system and b) kill a lot more tree's than necessary. WOT
over 2 years ago by braddenis
You aren't scamming the system its a bit thats actually made with it -.-
about 1 year ago by Mrs_Tennant
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