1. Formatting the Oklahoma 4-H Record Book

2. General Formatting Guidelines Margins Top – 1 inch Bottom – ½ inch Left Side – 1 ¼ inch Right Side – ½ inch *Larger margins OK - Smaller DQ*

3. Recommended Fonts – Times New Roman 12 –Arial 12 – Courier 12 –Smaller fonts will be disqualified Discouraged Fonts –Any narrow, condensed, script, or novelty fonts General Formatting Guidelines

4. Disqualifications Previous winner in the current level – members may be named the State Winner in only one Level I project, Level II project or Level III scholarship during his/her 4-H career Member is not 14 by January 1 of current year Member has graduated from high school and is older than 18 by January 1 of current year ANYTHING extra – check guidelines –Too many pages –Too much space –Reduced fonts –Smaller margins –Reduced spacing –Excess photos (more than 3 pages) General Formatting Guidelines

5. Formatting Tips No “preferred” way Use tables or graphs to illustrate repetitive activities or show time spent on project work Use short statements to report one-time or short-term activities (include number of times or number of participants as appropriate) Use impact statements or summaries to emphasize special projects Use lists to show that public speaking or judging activities were project-related Selectively use bold type and/or color

6. List entries by year to show growth 2010 Provided display on dog obedience commands at county fair. Led “Dog Breed” game at local 4-H meeting. Presented demonstration on “Homemade Dog Biscuits.” 2011 Manned working display on “Dog Breeds” at county Mini-Roundup. Gave power point presentation on “Dog Care” at county contest. Served as ring steward at district 4-H Dog Show. 2012 Taught the “Sit” and “Sit Stay” commands at county 4-H Dog Obedience Classes. Represented Southwest District on State Teen Leaders Companion Animal Council. Co-led workshop at District Volunteer’s Conference on “The 4-H Dog Project.”

7. Include level and numbers reached. –Have a column for level – Local (L), County (C), District (D), State (S), National (N). –Include a column with numbers reached. Place an asterisk next to leadership and citizenship that relate to the project being reported: 2012 *Presented “Food Safety Guidelines” at 4-H Food Showdown Training. More Considerations:

8. Vary use of verbs, prepositions, etc. T aught Led InstructedTrained EducatedExplained ShowedDemonstrated TutoredCoached DrilledDirected Use your Thesaurus! More Considerations: