Writing Center at Aquinas College
Writing Center: Resources
Word Resources
- Read Aloud
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- A Quick Guide to Word: Changing the Read Aloud Feature - A half-sheet showcasing how one can change the pacing of the voice and the gender of the voice in the Read Aloud feature.
- A Quick Guide to Word: Finding the Read Aloud Feature -A half-sheet that shows where one can find the “Read Aloud” feature in Word.
- A Quick Guide to Word: Using the Read Aloud Feature - A half-sheet giving an overview on how to use the “Read Aloud” feature in Word.
- How to Find and Use Read Aloud- The “Read Aloud” feature in Microsoft Word is a helpful tool to help the writer hear how their writing sounds. This is a detailed, visual how-to guide on how to find and use the “Read Aloud” feature.
- Microsoft Word Tip How To Have Word Read Your Text Aloud - This video discusses and showcases how to use Read Aloud in Word. The Youtuber also discusses how to use Speak in Word.
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- Hanging Indent
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- A Quick Guide to Word: The Hanging Indent (Control Panel) - A half-sheet instructing how to add the hanging indent to citations through the control panel in Word.
- A Quick Guide to Word: The Hanging Indent (Ruler) - A half-sheet describing how to add the hanging indent to citations through using the ruler in Word.
- How to Find and Use the Hanging Indent in Word - A detailed, visual how-to guide on how to find and use the hanging indent in Word.
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- Find and Replace
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- A Quick Guide to Word: The Find and Replace Feature - A half-sheet describing how to locate the “Find and Replace” feature in Word.
- A Quick Guide to Word: The Find and Advanced Find Features - A half-sheet detailing how to locate both the “Find” feature as well as the “Advanced Find” feature in Word.
- Wikihow: How to Use “Find” and “Find and Replace” Features in Microsoft Word Documents - This WikiHow article goes step-by-step on how to access and use “Find and Replace.” This article gives instructions for both Microsoft and Mac users.
- Word: Using Find and Replace - A video that serves as an introduction to the “Find and Replace” feature.
- Using Find & Replace in Microsoft Word - This “Find and Replace” video showcases, as well as goes into further detail, on how to use this Word feature.
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- Spacing Paragraphs
- A Quick Guide to Word: Double Spacing Paragraphs - A half-sheet giving brief instruction on how to double space paragraphs efficiently in Word.
- Transfering a Word Doc to a Google Doc
- A Quick Guide to Word: Transferring a Word Doc to Google Docs - A half-sheet instructing how one can transfer a Word document to Google Docs.
- Wikihow: How to Open a Google Doc in Word - This Wikihow article goes step-by-step on how to open a Google Doc in Word.
Google Resources
- Hanging Indent
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- How to Find and Use the Hanging Indent in Google Docs - The hanging indent assists the writer with the formatting of the citations. This is a detailed, visual how-to guide on how to find and use the hanging indent in Google Docs.
- A Quick Guide to Google Docs: The Hanging Indent (Control Panel) - A half-sheet giving brief instruction on how to add the hanging indent to citations in Google docs. This one in particular follows the control panel method.
- A Quick Guide to Google Docs: The Hanging Indent (Ruler) - A half-sheet giving short, step-by-step instructions on how to use the ruler to make a hanging indent to citations in Google Docs.
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- Find and Replace
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- A Quick Guide to Google Docs: The Find and Replace Feature - A half-sheet giving a brief how-to on finding the “Find and Replace” feature in Google Docs.
- How To: Use find and replace in Google Docs - A brief video on how to find and use “Find and Replace” on Google Docs.
- How to Use Find & Replace in Google Docs - A minute long video on how to find and use “Find and Replace” on Google Docs.
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- Spacing Paragraphs
- A Quick Guide to Google Docs: Double Spacing Paragraphs - A half-sheet giving brief instruction on how to double space paragraphs efficiently in Google Docs.
- Transfering a Google Doc into Word
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- A Quick Guide to Google Docs: Transferring a Google Doc to Word - A half-sheet giving simple instructions on how to transfer a Google Doc to Word.
- Wikihow: How to Upload a Document to Google Docs on PC or Mac - A Wikihow guide with visuals on how to transfer a Word document into Google Docs.
Essay Help
- How to Select a Research Topic - This link is a University of Michigan page that provides guidelines for creating a basic outline and picking a topic for research.
- Creating a Thesis Statement, Thesis Statement Tips - A Purdue Owl page that gives tips on writing a thesis statement.
- Writing About Fiction: Developing a Thesis. - A Purdue Owl page that focuses on how to write a thesis for papers relating to a fiction piece.
- How Do I Write a Thesis Statement? - A .pdf that provides an explanation of what a thesis statement is and how to tell a weak and strong thesis apart, provides thesis statement models, and gives a checklist for double-checking thesis statements. This information is provided by Vanderbilt university.
- The Plagiarism Spectrum - An amazing listicial detailing and showcasing different types of plagiarism. This information is provided by turnitin.com.
- Did I Plagiarize? - This link is to an infographic that details the process of determining a paper’s integrity. This information is provided by the Visual Communication Guide.
- What is Common Knowledge? - A helpful page on what can be denoted as common knowledge. This information is provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- The Punctuation Guide - Rules and examples for every punctuation mark, along with commentary on different styles and word processors. This was created by Jordan Penn, whose information is located on the guide’s “about the guide” page.
- Writing Checklist - A writing checklist that asks questions to reflect on, gives some grammar and mechanical tips, provides brief information on some symbols, and has quick reminders regarding personal pronouns and in-text citations.
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - A collection of essay writing tips, regarding sentence structure, organization, and other topics.
- Purdue Online Writing Lab - A writing resource that gives plenty of information regarding APA, MLA, Chicago and other styles.
- Purdue Owl: APA Headings and Seriation - A page on Purdue Owl that delves into the APA headings for a research paper.
- Alt Codes - A website that details how to access certain symbols (e.g. ñ, é) inaccessible on a normal keyboard through alt-codes.
- Purdue Online Writing Lab: Resources - General academic writing resources page with assistance on the writing process, mechanics, grammar, and common writing assignments.
Citation Help
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- A Quick Guide to Citations: APA 6th Edition - Half-sheets focusing on how to make an APA citation. The first sheet gives an explanation on what is in a book citation with an example, while the second gives an explanation relating to journals and other sources.
- A Quick Guide to In-text Citations: APA 6th Edition - Half-sheets giving tips regarding in-text citations in APA. The first half-sheet gives an explanation, while the second gives two examples.
- A Quick Guide to Quotations: APA 6th Edition - Half-sheets making a distinction between a short quotation and a long quotation in APA. The first half-sheet distinguishes the short and long quotations, while the second half-sheet only gives a short quotation example.
- A Quick Guide to Citations: MLA 8th Edition - Half-sheets showcasing how to make an MLA citation. The first half-sheet details what is in an MLA citation, while the second gives two examples.
- A Quick Guide to In-text Citations: MLA 8th Edition - Half-sheets describing how to create in-text citations in MLA. The first half-sheet states what is in an in-text MLA citation, while the second half-sheet gives two examples.
- A Quick Guide to Quotations: MLA 8th Edition - Half-sheets making a distinction between a short quotation and a long quotation in MLA. The first half-sheet expresses what makes a short quotation and long quotation different, while the second half-sheet shows how to add and omit words in quotations.
- A Guide to Chicago Style Citations: 17th Edition - A detailed guide that delves into the rules for Chicago Style Citations with examples.
- The Chicago Manual of Style Online - The online version of the Chicago Manual of Style. The latest edition discussed primarily on this site is the 17th edition with mentions of the 16th edition as well.
- How to Make Footnotes!
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- A Quick Guide to Google Docs and Word: Footnotes - A half-sheet giving brief instruction on how to create a footnote in Google Docs and in Word.
- How to Insert Footnote in Word - A fifty-seven second video showing how to make a Footnote in Word.
- Microsoft Word 2016 - Adding a Footnote - A video showing how to make a footnote as well as discussing the endnote in Word.
Professional Writing Resources
- A Few General Guidelines for Writing the Personal Statement for Post-Undergraduate Applications
- Basic Guidelines for Resume Writing
- Writing For Scholarships: General Guidelines
Publication/Creative Writing Resources?
- “So You Want to Get Published” - This link goes to a diagram that illustrates the process of traditional publishing.
- Writer’s Market Guide to Literary Agents 2020 - Book Recommendation for AQ authors. Note that this book includes: 1) Glossary of Industry Terms, 2) Query examples 3) Guide to what happens after finding a literary agent and 4) The roles of each stage of the publishing process.
- Literary Agencies - These are all websites of possible literary agents.
- JABberwocky Literary Agency - Good for Sci-fi/Fantasy
- The Seymour Agency - Genre preference depends on each agent
- KT Literary - Genre preference depends on each agent
- Stonesong Agency - Genre preference depends on each agent
