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Chicago format checker. Fix it in one tap.

Send your paper to Redrafty and see where it doesn’t follow Chicago style — margins, font, double spacing, page numbers, the title page, footnotes and your bibliography — with how to fix each one in Word.

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Word’s default look → Chicago, in one tap.

First page before the fix. Word’s default look: Calibri at single spacing, no indents, no page numbers.
BeforeWord’s default look: Calibri at single spacing, no indents, no page numbers.
The same page after 🛠 Fix. Times New Roman 12, double spacing, 0.5″ indents and page numbers — and the source list on its own page, sorted A→Z.
After 🛠 FixTimes New Roman 12, double spacing, 0.5″ indents and page numbers — and the source list on its own page, sorted A→Z.
What it checks

Chicago formatting, at a glance.

Page
Letter or A4, margins 1″ to 1.5″
Font
Times New Roman 12
Line spacing
Double
Paragraphs
Left-aligned, first line indented 0.5″
Page numbers
Top right or bottom centre — not on the title page
Title page
A separate title page
Citations
Footnotes or endnotes
Bibliography
A new page headed Bibliography (centred), entries A→Z, with a 0.5″ hanging indent
Tables & figures
Caption above tables, below figures
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Prefer to do it yourself?

Set up Chicago in Word, step by step.

  1. Layout → Margins → Normal — 1″ on every side.
  2. Select everything with Ctrl+A, then set Times New Roman 12; in the Paragraph settings — line spacing Double, Special First line 0.5″.
  3. Cite with References → Insert Footnote.
  4. Insert → Page Number → Top of Page → Plain Number 3, then tick Different First Page so the title page has no number.
  5. Start the Bibliography on a new page, centre the heading, sort the entries A→Z and set Special Hanging 0.5″.

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How it works

Three steps to a paper that looks right.

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See what’s off

Every problem, where it is and how to fix it in Word — the most important first.

Fix it in one tap

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Pricing

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Your welcome gift covers a full check of about 2,300 words. No card needed.

Full report≈ 6,600 words for about $1

Every problem, where it is and how to fix it in Word.

Report + 🛠 Fix≈ 3,300 words for about $1

Redrafty fixes the formatting in your own file and sends it back to you.

A 10-page paper (about 2,700 words): the full report and the fix together come to less than $1.

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FAQ

Questions? Answers.

Notes and bibliography, or author-date?
Chicago has both. Most humanities papers use notes and bibliography: footnotes in the text and a Bibliography at the end. If your paper has (Author, year) citations but no footnotes, Redrafty points that out.
Does the title page get a page number?
No. The title page counts, but it isn’t numbered — the numbers you see start on the first page of text.
How do I format a Chicago bibliography?
A new page, the heading Bibliography centred, entries A→Z by surname, each with a 0.5″ hanging indent.
Can I try it for free?
Yes. Your welcome gift in Redrafty covers a full check of about 2,300 words — no card needed. After that, about $1 covers a full report on ≈ 6,600 words.
Is my paper private?
Yes. Redrafty keeps no copy of your file. Formatting is checked by rules, not by AI, and your paper is never used to train AI. See our Privacy Policy.
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