Resources for Writing
There are a few different models for formatting papers (called styles or style sheets): social sciences (APA), Harvard system, MLA, and Chicago. These come in variations as well. I personally like Chicago (12 pt. body, 10 pt. footnotes, 1 inch margins all around).
Here is a general style sheet for Chicago. The hard-bound library copy of Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.) is the best reference text for this, but you can find details pertaining to it online. You can get a sense of the style by looking up recent articles published in Classical Philology (published at U. Chicago).
EndNote (for PC and Mac) is the best way to insure that your citation system (notes and bibliography) are in good order. I've been using it for a few years now and can't imagine writing a paper without it.
How to set up a long document in MS Word
For abbreviations, use the OCD (Oxford Classical Dictionary), which has a list in the front; this is contained in the online version (in Past Masters; check under, e.g., Ar., Aristoph. to find titles abbreviated, etc.); where this gives out, look for them in LSJ (online) or, failing that, DGE (see the Abbreviations section of the Resources pages).
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