USEFUL INFORMATION

Capitalization Rules

 1.    Capitalize the first word in a sentence.

 2.    Capitalize personal titles and names of people.

 3.    Capitalize names of clubs, schools, organizations, and companies.

 4.    Capitalize the days of the week.

 5.    Capitalize the months of the year.

 6.    Capitalize names of holidays.

 7.    Capitalize the names of historic periods and events, and special events.

 8.    Capitalize names of cities, states, and other important places.

 9.    Capitalize geographic names, regions, and locations.

10.    Capitalize names of streets, roads, avenues, and buildings.

11.    Capitalize an official title when it precedes a name and if it is a title of

high distinction.

12.    Capitalize initials; also capitalize letters in abbreviations if the letters would be capitalized when the words are spelled out.

 

 

Spacing Rules

Spacing with Punctuation Marks:

1.    Space once after a semicolon ; used as punctuation.

2.    Space once after a comma , used as punctuation.

3.    Space twice after a colon : used as punctuation.

4.    Space twice after a period . at the end of a sentence.

5.    Space once after a period . when used with abbreviations and initials.

6.    Do not space after an internal period in an abbreviation such as a.m., p.m., or U.S.S.R.

7.    Space twice after a question mark ? at the end of a sentence.

     

Spacing with Symbols:

1.    Do not space between a figure and the diagonal / or the dollar sign $.

2.    Do not space between a figure and percent %, nor before or after a hyphen - or a dash -- used in punctuation.

3.    Do not space between a pound/number symbol # and figure.

4.    Do not space before or after an ampersand & that is used with initials.  Space once before and after an ampersand that is used to join names.  P&C or Barnes & Noble

5.    Do not space between the parentheses and the copy that they enclose.   (black and white)

6.    Do not space before or after the apostrophe '.

7.    Do not space between quotation marks " and the copy that they enclose.

 

Number Expression Rules

1.    Spell a number that begins a sentence, even when other numbers in the sentence are shown in figures.

2.    Use figures for numbers above ten.  Also use figures for numbers one to ten when they are used with numbers above ten (as in a series).

3.    Use figures to express dates and times (except when used with the word o'clock).

4.    Use figures for house numbers except for house number One.

5.    Use figures to express measures and weights.

6.    Use figures for numbers following nouns.

7.    Capitalize nouns that precede numbers (except for the words page and line).

8.    Spell (and initial cap) names of small-numbered streets and avenues (ten and under).

 

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