Frequently Asked Questions

• Q1: Can I use Corel WordPerfect to prepare rule text?
• Q2: What do I need to do when formatting my rule text?
• Q3: What formatting features may I NOT use?
• Q4: WordPerfect inserts formatting automatically into my rule text. How do I stop this from happening?
• Q5: How do I turn on WordPerfect's "Reveal Codes" feature?
• Q6: I still have questions. Whom may I contact?

Q1: Can I use Corel WordPerfect to prepare rule text?

A: Yes. Using eRules to file a rule, an agency may use Corel WordPerfect (WordPerfect) to prepare the rule text. However, the text must be saved in RTF format.

Q2: What do I need to do when formatting my rule text?

A: The Division has NOT altered the text formatting requirements for rules. Text must be formatted as simply as possible to facilitate distribution to a wide range of consumers. Information about formatting is available in the Rulewriting Manual. Contact the Division if you have questions or to schedule training.

Q3: What formatting features may I NOT use?

A: Rulewriters may NOT use any of the following word-processing features when preparing rule text:

• styles;
• redlining ("Tracking Changes");
• tables;
• sections;
• field codes;
• headers and footers;
• pagination codes;
• hard page breaks;
• footnotes or endnotes;
• special characters (fraction characters, section symbol, trademark symbol, registered trademark symbol, copyright symbol, etc.);
• outlining;
• automatically-generated indented paragraphs;
• automatically-generated paragraph numbers;
• automatically-generated numbered lists.

Using these features will result in text, formatting, amendments, or any combination of these being lost or altered. The bottom line--use of these features, at best, may delay your rule's publication and subsequent effective date, and at worst, may make your rule read differently than you intended.

Q4: WordPerfect inserts formatting automatically into my rule text. How do I stop this from happening?

A: In order to use WordPerfect to prepare rule text, you must change the default WordPerfect settings. If the automatic formatting features of WordPerfect are not turned off, your rule text will not appear in the required format and it may be returned to you, possibly delaying the rule's publication in the Bulletin and its potential effective date.

To change the default WordPerfect settings:

1. Open WordPerfect.

2. From the "Tools" menu, select "QuickCorrect".

3. From the "QuickCorrect" tab, UNCHECK the "Replace words as you type" check box.

Alternatively, you may scroll down the list and delete the entries for: "(r)", "(c)", "(tm)", and "..." These symbols are not permitted in rules. WordPerfect usually inserts them in places you never intended, like replacing a paragraph designation.

4. From the "Format-As-You-Go" tab, UNCHECK the following options:

• Under the "Sentence corrections " section, UNCHECK: "Change two spaces to one space between words".
• Under the "End of sentence corrections " section, CHECK: "None".
• Under the "Format-As-You-Go choices " section, UNCHECK: "QuickBullets", "QuickIndent", "QuickLines", "QuickOrdinals", and "QuickSymbols".

5. From the "SmartQuotes" tab, UNCHECK the following options:

• Under the "Select quotation marks " section, UNCHECK: "Use double quotation marks as you type", and "Use single quotation marks as you type".

6. Click the "OK" button.

Q5: How do I turn on WordPerfect's "Reveal Codes" feature?

A: From the "View" menu, select "Reveal Codes".

Q6: I still have questions. Whom may I contact?

A: For questions about preparing rule text, please contact the Division of Administrative Rules.

Page Last Updated: December 21, 2012