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particular paragraph to hang back to the beginning of the margin, right-click on the number, select Paragraph, and click None under the Special column. As a bonus, you can use Word to create outlines
(particularly helpful when I’m putting together research and organizing motions). Click the Multilevel List and use one of the templates, or create your own.
Splitting Documents Oftentimes I need to refer to a prior page in a document
when working on a later page. Tis might be because I’m trying to copy my motion’s title (without formatting and in title case) on my certificate of service; because I need to refer to my statement of undisputed facts to copy citations for my argument in a summary judgment motion; or because I need to figure out what pages my case citations are on to incorporate them into my appellate brief ’s list of cases. Click on the View tab, and click the Split button. Ten, click on your document where you would like the split to show up. You can also change the page view of either window, for example, to make it show multiple pages (also on the View tab). To put the document back to normal, click Remove Split.
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Redlining Documents Rule 2-341(e) of the Maryland Rules requires:
Highlighting of Amendments. Unless the court orders otherwise, a party filing an amended pleading also shall file at the same time a comparison copy of the amended
pleading showing by lining through or
enclosing in brackets material that has been stricken and by underlining or setting forth in bold-faced type new material.
Curiously, this rule, based on Local Rule 103(6)(c)
of the Rules of the United States District Court of the District of Maryland, applies to circuit court cases, but there is no counterpart for district court cases. Perhaps the Rules Committee figures that district court practice is too fast- paced to warrant this protocol. I bet if they knew how easy it was to comply, they would change their tune. Some people try to do this manually — going through
a pleading, selecting a portion to be excised, right-clicking it, selecting font, and then clicking strikethrough to show a deletion. Try doing that in a 100-paragraph pleading. If you want an easier way, this is it:
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