Keep them separate. Copy Preparation Copy should be prepared in a standard electronic format such as Microsoft Word or similar software, and be submitted on a disk with a paper copy. Put your name and the page number in the upper-right corner of each page. Avoid typewritten strikeovers, especially with figures. Better to cross it out and say it again.
Clarity is more important than neatness.
Footnotes and bibliographies are not appropriate to our newspaper style. If attribution or citation is essential, then it's important enough to be worked into the text. Refer to illustrations as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Avoid eye directions such as above and below, which might be contradicted by page makeup. For similar reasons, charts in the text should be avoided.