How to Make Your School Reports Look Longer than They Are
This subtle trick will lengthen your school report without your having to write a single extra word.
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You Will Need
- A report stored on a computer
- Flexible ethics
Steps
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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.
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Step 2
Type in periods
Type a period in the spaces for 'find' and for 'replace.'
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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.
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Step 4
Make the switch
Click 'replace all.' This will change the font of all your periods.
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Don’t change your entire paper’s font size or set ridiculously wide margins—that’s too obvious!
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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.
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If you have a 16-page, 12-point paper, changing the periods to 14-point will stretch the paper to 19 pages!
