Are my coursework margins properly formatted?

[rollcast]

Not sure if this is the right section but it seemed the most appropriate.

I'm typing up my chemistry coursework and I'm using Word with the Microsoft Mathematics Add On to make my formula's look better.

Do the left/right margins look right or should I make them larger?

If you have any other suggestions fire away with them.

Thanks
AL

 

[Saladsamurai]

Margins are fine IMO ... but I think that your chemical formulas should not be italicized. i.e.

this:
\text{Mg} + 2\text{H} \rightarrow \text{stuff}

instead of this:
Mg + 2H \rightarrow stuff



I am not sure what the easiest way to do this is. I think you need to go to Style -> Text or something like that. There might be a keyboard shortcut to it as well.

 

[Moonbear]

Does the formatting matter as long as your formulae are correct? It sure looks nicer than the hand written work turned in when I was a student, or trying to type equation on a typewriter for formal reports. Unless you're told otherwise, worry about accuracy rather than wasting time on fonts and margins.

 

[micromass]

Use LaTeX (sorry, couldn't resist)

 

[Saladsamurai]

Use LaTeX (sorry, couldn't resist)

Use lipstick and a mirror ... that'll really freak your classmates out. Just be sure to breathe really heavily while taking notes.

 

[micromass]

Use lipstick and a mirror ... that'll really freak your classmates out. Just be sure to breathe really heavily while taking notes.

Or just take red ink (that looks like blood) and write "REDRUM" a hundred times on your paper. That'll be sure to give you attention.