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You’re writing an essay and the deadline is approaching, but you still have a lot to write to meet the page requirement. Many students fall into this situation. Luckily, you can lengthen your post with a few tips. Increasing font size, lengthening headers, and overusing line spacing are some of the tactics to make essays look longer. However, you should keep in mind that not following your teacher’s instructions can lead to low grades.
Steps
Playing with fonts
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Choose a slightly larger font. If your teacher doesn’t specify what font to use, you should choose a large font like Arial, Courier New, Bangla Sangam MN or Cambria. If your teacher only allows Times New Roman, try choosing a similar but larger font like Bookman Old Style. [1] X Research Source
- Don’t choose too large fonts like Arial Black or Lucida Handwriting. Your teacher will find out that you are trying to make your essay look longer if you choose a font that is too large.
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Adjust font size. Usually teachers will ask to use 12pt font size. To make your essay look longer, you should increase the font size to 12.1, 12.3 or 12.5. Judge for yourself which size will make the biggest difference but be hard to spot. [2] X Research Source
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Increase the size of the dots and commas. Press and hold Ctrl + F on your keyboard. This is the key combination that performs the find/replace function. Select all 12pt dots and commas. Replace with 14pt dots and commas. [3] X Research Sources
Change line spacing and page margins
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Increase the spacing between lines. If the teacher requires single or double spacing, you increase it by 0.1. Click “Format” then select “Paragraph”. Select “Multiple” under “Line Spacing”. Enter the value 2.1 or 1.1 in the box under the word “At”. [4] X Research Sources
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Increase the right margin by 1/4. If your teacher asks for a 1-inch margin, increase the right margin to 1.25 inches. Click “Format” and then select “Document”. In the box next to the word “Right” you enter 1.25 . Adjusting the right margin by 1/4 (or less) usually doesn’t make a noticeable difference. [5] X Research Sources
- If this gain makes too much of a difference then you should choose 1.15 or 1.1 inches.
- Since all text is justified, you should avoid increasing the left margin. Adjusting the left margin makes a clear difference and is easily detected by the teacher.
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Increase the bottom margin by 1/4. Click “Format” and then select “Document”. In the box next to the word “Bottom” you enter 1.25. If this gain makes too much of a difference then you should choose 1.15 or 1.2 inches. Changing the bottom margin is an effective tactic to make essays look longer without being noticed by the teacher. [6] X Research Source
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Increase the space between characters. Increasing the space between words is also a way to increase the length of the essay. Select the text you want to stretch. Click “Font” and then select “Advanced”. Select “Expanded” next to “Spacing”. Then enter 1.5 in the box next to the word “By”. [7] X Research Sources
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Extend header content. Increase header content by writing your name, date, course name and number, teacher’s name, email address or student ID. Add any information so that the header takes up a lot of space. You should also double the spacing between the lines of the header. [8] X Research Sources
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Write the essay title sentence in a separate line below the header. Align the title sentence to the center of the page and make it bold, and increase the font size to 14. Remember to double the space between the title sentence and the header, and the space between the title sentence and the opening paragraph. [9] X Research Source
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Numbering in the footer. Click “Insert” then select “Page Numbers”. Select “Bottom of Page” under “Position”. This will number the pages at the bottom of the pages, thus increasing the length of the essay. [10] X Research Source
Expand the essay content
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Write numbers less than 10 in words. For example, you should write one or two instead of numbers. Not only will your essay look longer, but it will also look more professional, as that is a requirement in formal writing. [11] X Research Source
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Do not write the shortened form (for English). Instead of writing “it’s”, you write “it is”. Instead of writing “can’t”, you write “cannot”. Write in full form whenever possible to increase essay length. Your essay also looks more professional. [12] X Research Source
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Reduce pronoun use. If possible, use proper names instead of pronouns. Instead of writing “last name” you write “Tuan, Lan and Dung”. However, you should use pronouns if the spelling of the full name is too wordy. The long writing makes the article difficult to read and reduces the overall quality. [13] X Research Source
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Add supporting information. Adding citations, personal experiences, and paraphrasing research are tactics to lengthen your essay. However, the evidence must be relevant and support the point you make. [14] X Research Source
- In addition, if you want to cite or paraphrase studies and documents, you must cite them correctly. Citations can make articles longer.
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Make sure each paragraph has a topic and conclusion sentence. Start your paragraph with a topic sentence, which should state your point. Provide evidence to support the argument. You then end the paragraph by summarizing the points stated, or by repeating your point. [15] X Research Source
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The more detailed the description, the better. Instead of saying “The picture is red”, you should say “A wonderful work of art filled with vivid and warm colors like red, brown and mahogany”. Not only will it increase the length of your essay, but it will also leave the impression that you really like the topic of the essay. [16] X Research Source
- However, try to avoid being too detailed when not necessary, as this can make the essay cumbersome or overly lengthy.
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Extend the conclusion. The conclusion does not have to be wrapped up in one paragraph. Begin the conclusion with a paragraph summarizing the content of the article. Add a second paragraph to give a final idea about the topic, and how to apply it in a real-life context beyond the essay. [17] X Research Source
Advice
- Copy and paste the essay into a new document, making these changes to that new document. Then compare and contrast the essay on the new text with the previous text. Removes undetectable changes.
- Use longer synonyms in place of shorter words.
- Not abbreviated. For example, write Socialist Republic of Vietnam instead of Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Warning
- You should be aware that not following your teacher’s instructions could be considered cheating, and you should receive a low or even zero grade.
- Do not write cumbersome with many superfluous words.
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You’re writing an essay and the deadline is approaching, but you still have a lot to write to meet the page requirement. Many students fall into this situation. Luckily, you can lengthen your post with a few tips. Increasing font size, lengthening headers, and overusing line spacing are some of the tactics to make essays look longer. However, you should keep in mind that not following your teacher’s instructions can lead to low grades.
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