From Messy Draft to Submission-Ready in 30 Seconds

Most students spend hours turning a rough draft into a properly formatted final paper. Formatly reduces this to approximately 30 seconds. Here's how the process works and what you can expect. ## The Traditional Formatting Workflow 1. Write your paper in a word processor 2. Open the style guide and check formatting rules 3. Adjust margins, spacing, and fonts manually 4. Format the title page per style requirements 5. Insert and format headings according to hierarchy rules 6. Check and format in-text citations 7. Build and format the reference list 8. Add page numbers and running heads 9. Review the entire document for consistency 10. Fix errors found during review **Total time: 2-5 hours** ## The Formatly Workflow 1. Write your paper as usual (style-agnostic draft) 2. Upload to Formatly 3. Select your target style (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Turabian) 4. Wait ~30 seconds 5. Download your formatted document with tracked changes **Total time: ~30 seconds** ## Real Example: What Changes A typical messy draft submitted to Formatly will have corrections for: - Margins adjusted to exactly 1 inch - Font changed to Times New Roman 12-point - Line spacing corrected to double spacing - Title page elements properly formatted - Headings reformatted to correct hierarchy - In-text citations formatted per style - Reference list created with proper hanging indents - Page numbers and running heads added - Block quotes formatted correctly ## Tracked Changes Show Everything Every correction is shown via tracked changes so you can review, accept, or reject modifications. You maintain full control over your final document. ## Try It Yourself If you're spending hours formatting papers, Formatly can change that. Upload your next draft and see the difference a 30-second formatting process makes.