Brackets and Braces

Brackets and Braces



Use square brackets to include words within a quote that are “not part of the original quote”. For example, if a quoted passage is not entirely clear, words enclosed in square brackets can be added to clarify the meaning.

Parentheses and brackets are punctuation marks used to set apart certain words and sentences. Parentheses, ( ), are used to add extra information in text, while brackets, [ ], are used “mainly in quotations” to add extra information that wasn't in the original quote.

What about Bracket Around the paragraph?

When the attorney requests a Bracket  Before and at the end of The Paragraph, it means that within that paragraph, there are unresolved issues.  

1. Maybe things are being researched, language is being tinkered with, etc.  When the issue is resolved, then we remove the brackets.  

2.  To get the Bracket before the number, place yourself within the boundaries of the particularHeading 2 paragraph. 

3.   Go into your Multilevel Dialog Box and place a left Bracket before the gray field code.  At the top of the Dialog Box, choose Apply To "This Paragraph" and that paragraph alone will have the Bracket.

4.  Once the issue is resolved, remove the Bracket at the beginning and end of the paragraph.  The Bracket will be in your TOC as well until you have removed it.

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