Indenting a quote in a report helps to visually separate the quoted text from the rest of the content, making it stand out and aiding in readability and clarity for the reader. It also signals that the indented text is verbatim from another source, acknowledging the original author or speaker.
no
The way I've done it and have usually seen it done is using a hanging indent and making the quote its own paragraph.
Yes, you indent each new paragraph.
No.
To block quote in Chicago style, indent the entire quote 0.5 inches from the left margin, do not use quotation marks, and double-space the block quote.
In American English, use single quotes within double quotes.Example:She said, "Then I heard him say, 'You get out of here!'"In British English, use double quotes within single quotes.Example:She said, 'Then I heard him say, "You get out of here!"'
In a double-spaced report, it's standard to indent the first line of each paragraph by 0.5 inches or use the "Tab" key. This indentation helps to visually separate the paragraphs and make the report easier to read.
To create a block quote in Chicago style in Word, highlight the text you want to format, go to the "Layout" tab, click on "Indent" and select "Hanging Indent." Then, go to the "References" tab, click on "Insert Footnote," and choose "Block Quote." This will format the text as a block quote according to Chicago style guidelines.
If the quote is in the middle, then no, but if you are do a dialogue, you would indent each time. You indent after every break or paragraph.
Usually the whole quotation is in a block of text that is indented. If you are using a word processing program like Word, you probably have an indent key that will indent all selected text. (You shouldn't try to indent each line because the word wrap feature will throw it off.)
To properly format a block quote in Chicago style, indent the entire quote 0.5 inches from the left margin, do not use quotation marks, and maintain double spacing throughout the quote.
To create a block quote in Chicago style formatting, indent the entire quote 0.5 inches from the left margin, do not use quotation marks, and maintain double spacing.