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How do I increase the amount of words I use for a simple word? Can you give more examples?

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You could expand on a group of words. For example, instead of "Apples are important," you could write "Apples, which have several nutritious values, are important to society."

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How do I hand write a paper and make it appear longer?

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Try to write as big as possible and add as much detail as possible.

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How does decreasing the right margin on an essay make it appear longer?

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There will be fewer words on a line, meaning that they will be moved to another line. This overall increases the line count and (if it's long enough) page count.

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What if I need a specific word count?

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You can follow as many steps as you can from this article and then copy and paste your essay into a word counter. At that point you'll be able to determine if you need to continue expanding on your essay.

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What if you do all of these and your essay is still too short?

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Do some research and think about more things you can add to your essay. If these tricks don't lengthen the essay enough, it obviously needs more material.

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Would shortening the margin on the right side of the essay make the essay seem longer, and if so, how?

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There will be fewer words on a line, meaning that they will be moved to another line. This overall increases the line count and (if it's long enough) the page count.

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How do I increase letter spacing on Google Docs?

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Go to the symbol with two arrows, one up and another down on the left, and lines on the right. Your options will appear once you click on it.

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Can I cheat when making an essay appear longer than it is?

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No, cheating is wrong in any circumstance. Your teacher will eventually find out, and then you would get in huge trouble for cheating.

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How do I increase the word spacing on Google Docs?

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Go to the symbol with two arrows, one up and another down on the left, and lines on the right.Your choices will appear once you click on it.

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I have to do a paper. How can I type when I am running out of ideas?

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Type every idea that comes to your head, possibly in an outline. At the time they may not seem like good points but you may find a source that backs up your point later on. Also try googling your topic and rewording it to get different results, this may lead you to new sources with some inspiration.

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Are there any tricks which increase word count? Most of the tricks you have mentioned won't work for that.

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If you are doing a paper online, such as google docs, you can make the color of the text white, or the same color as the background, and then type in a bunch of random words. Be careful with this, as you can get in big trouble if you are caught

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