Hard spaces
What is the keyboard shortcut used in order to see hardspaces? (for both Mac and Windows)
Mac: COMMAND+8
Windows: CONTROL+SHIFT+8
Sprucebook 3.
Fix the following citation:
Jordan K. Rivera, Algorithmic Justice: Reconsidering Due Process in the Age of AI Surveillance, 62 Vt. L. Rev. 415, 420–22 (2025), https://www.vermontlawreview.org/vol62/rivera-algorithmic-justice.
(Ignore small/large caps)
Remove the URL.
How many words must a quote have to qualify as a block quote?
50 words
What is the range of numbers that must be spelled out according to the Sprucebook?
Zero through ten.
Sprucebook 9(a). What is the indentation requirement for block quotes?
What is 0.5" left and right.
When ending a sentence with an ellipsis, how many hard spaces must you use?
Four
Sprucebook 3(b).
Fix the following citation:
Id. C.F.R. at § 1001(c).
Id. § 1001(c).
Correct the following sentence:
Some orators believe that Icarus flew too close to the sun47.
Placing the footnote number outside the period.
Some orators believe that Icarus flew too close to the sun.47
When should you capitalize an adjective?
When it is derived from an exclusively proper noun.
Sprucebook 7(c).
What are the two reporters that should be listed for Vermont case citations before 2003?
What is the one situation that a hard space is not utilized following a numeral?
What is following a percentage.
Sprucebook 3(c)(x).
The Sprucebook rejects the use of this phrase following a citation in place of inclusive section symbols.
What is et. seq.
When should you capitalize "President" in text?
When referring to a particular President or the Office of the President.
When it's unclear if a noun is a proper noun, where should you look for guidance?
The conventions used for that word in books and journal articles.
Sprucebook 7(e).
The Sprucebook requires bracketing in a lowercase letter when a mid-sentence quote begins with one of these.
An uppercase letter.
Find the places where hard spaces are needed for this sentence found in a manuscript:
Article II of the Vermont State Constitution requires that four justices be appointed each year by January 1.
ArticleºII of the Vermont State Constitution requires that fourºjustices be appointed each year by Januaryº1.
Sprucebook 3(c).
When there is no official publication date, and no last updated date on a website, what should be used at the end of the citation?
The last date you visited the webpage.
Fix the following sentence's punctuation:
The basic elements of assault typically include: 1) the intent to cause harm or fear, 2) the reasonable apprehension of imminent harm by the victim, and 3) actual or attempted physical contact.
Putting full parentheses around the numerals in a list
Sprucebook 10
The basic elements of assault typically include: (1) the intent to cause harm or fear, (2) the reasonable apprehension of imminent harm by the victim, and (3) actual or attempted physical contact.
Sprucebook prohibits these honorifics except inside quotations.
What are Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Miss.
When should you append the URL for an e-book?
When is never.
What is the purpose of a hard space?
To ensure that the two figures that abut the hard space stay on the same line of text.
Sprucebook 3.
In a string cite, citations with what type of signal appear first?
What is no signal.
Sprucebook 11(e).
Fix the following sentence's punctuation:
Senator Wiggler is visiting Egypt October 12—14.
Using an en-dash instead of an em-dash to indicate a range.
Senator Wiggler is visiting Egypt October 12–14.
Fix the following sentence:
Sarepta's stock dropped eight percent yesterday.
Never spell out numbers included in percentages
Sarepta's stock dropped 8% yesterday.
Sprucebook 9(b).
What signal should not be followed by a parenthetical?
Accord