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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. You will need A
report stored on a computer and flexible ethics. Step 1. 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 a period in the spaces for “find” and
for “replace.” Step 3. 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. 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. 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. Did you know If you have a 16-page, 12-point paper,
changing the periods to 14-point will stretch the paper to 19 pages!