# Tq Formatting

> Format, create, repair, or review Department of the Air Force documents using The Tongue and Quill / DAFH 33-337. Use when the user invokes /T&Q, T&Q, Tongue and Quill, AFH 33-337, DAFH 33-337, Air Force memo, official memorandum, memorandum for record, MFR, MR, letterhead memo, signature block placement, or asks to make a DOCX/PDF comply with Air Force correspondence formatting.

- Skill: `oklahomie-580/tq-formatting` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add oklahomie-580/tq-formatting`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/oklahomie-580/tq-formatting/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: Oklahomie-580 (https://skillmd.com/u/oklahomie-580)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/oklahomie-580/tq-formatting

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# T&Q Formatting

Use this skill to turn Air Force correspondence into a print-ready Tongue and Quill product, not merely a visually similar Word document. Prefer applying the format directly to the artifact and verifying the rendered result.

## Core Workflow

1. Identify the product type: separate-page MFR/MR, official memorandum, in-turn memo, short-note reply, talking paper, bullet background paper, or another DAF writing product.
2. If the task involves DOCX creation or editing, use the Documents skill workflow as the build/verification layer. Preserve approved letterhead and existing official templates when present.
3. Load `references/memo-formatting.md` for exact MFR and official-memo placement rules.
4. Apply T&Q formatting before polishing prose:
   - 12-point Times New Roman for memo body unless page-break control requires 10-11 point.
   - One-inch left/right margins; use the template's approved letterhead.
   - Single-space within paragraphs and double-space between paragraphs.
   - Use numbered paragraphs for multi-paragraph MFRs and official memorandums.
   - Avoid bold or underlined paragraph labels such as `1. Purpose.` unless the source format specifically requires them.
5. Check the closing:
   - Keep the signature block on a page with body text above it.
   - Use the correct signature-block position and content for the product type.
   - Use the correct attachment count/label formatting when attachments are listed.
6. Render the document to PDF/PNG and visually inspect the final print layout. Word spell/grammar underlines in edit view are not print defects; clipped text, wrong placement, awkward wrapping, and bad spacing are defects.

## Trigger Shortcut

When the user writes `/T&Q`, treat it as an explicit request to apply this skill. If they provide an existing document, edit a copy unless they ask to overwrite the original.

## Quality Bar

Before final delivery, verify:

- Date, MEMORANDUM FOR/MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD, FROM, SUBJECT, references, body, signature block, and attachment elements are placed according to product type.
- Subject lines are brief and wrap cleanly under the first word of the subject, not under `SUBJECT:`.
- No memo body text is in Calibri, oversized type, table-layout hacks, or accidental hyperlink/proofing styling.
- The latest rendered page images look clean and balanced.