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A comprehensive Typst template for creating official United States Air Force memorandums that comply with AFH 33-337 “The Tongue and Quill” formatting standards.

Features

Core Formatting

  • Full AFH 33-337 compliance with “The Tongue and Quill” formatting standards
  • Automatic letterhead generation with configurable organization title, caption, and seal
  • Pixel-perfect typesetting for all memorandum components in AFH 33-337
  • Hierarchical paragraph numbering (1., a., (1), (a)) with proper indentation
  • Comprehensive backmatter (Attachments, CC, Distribution) with smart formatting
  • Page numbering starting from page 2 per AFH 33-337 standards
  • Highly Configurable with numerous parameters for customization
  • Standard and Separate Page Indorsements with full support for long indorsement chains

Quick Start

Typst.app (Easiest)

  1. Go to the package page and click “Create project in app”.

  2. Download the CopperplateCC-Heavy font and upload it to your project folder. This is an open-source clone of Copperplate Gothic Bold.

    • Note: Times New Roman is a proprietary Microsoft font that I can’t distribute legally. The package will automatically use the built-in TeX Gyre Termes font, an open-source clone of Times New Roman.

  3. Start with one of the template files:

    • template/usaf-template.typ for a standard Air Force memo
    • template/ussf-template.typ for Space Force
    • template/stark-industries.typ for a custom organization example

Local Installation

  1. Install Typst.

  2. Initialize template from Typst Universe:

typst init @preview/tonguetoquill-usaf-memo:0.1.0 my-memo
cd my-memo
  1. Download the required font:
# Download CopperplateCC-Heavy font
curl -L -o CopperplateCC-Heavy.otf https://github.com/SnpM/tonguetoquill-usaf-memo/raw/bebba4c1a51f9d67ca66e08109439b2c637e1015/template/assets/fonts/CopperplateCC-Heavy.otf
  1. Compile a template file:
typst compile --font-path . template/usaf-template.typ my-memo.pdf

Local Development

Clone the repo and follow these instructions to install the package locally for development.

git clone https://github.com/SnpM/tonguetoquill-usaf-memo.git
cd tonguetoquill-usaf-memo
./build.sh  # Compile all template esamples

Basic Usage

Import the core functions for creating memorandums:

#import "@preview/tonguetoquill-usaf-memo:0.1.0": official-memorandum, indorsement

Minimal Example:

#official-memorandum(
  subject: "Your Subject Here",
)[
Your memorandum content goes here.

- Use plus signs for numbered subparagraphs.
  - Indent with spaces for deeper nesting.

Continue with regular paragraphs.
]

See the API Reference section below for complete parameter documentation.

Complete Examples

For comprehensive examples with all parameters, see:

  • Guide: template/content-guide.typ - Comprehensive guide showing all parameters and features with enum-based paragraph system
  • Standard Air Force memo: template/usaf-template.typ - Shows proper formatting with references, attachments, cc, distribution, and indorsements
  • Space Force memo: template/ussf-template.typ - Space Force memorandum variant with proper formatting
  • Custom organization memo: template/starkindustries.typ - Demonstrates custom letterhead and extensive use of all optional parameters

Additional usage details

Paragraph numbering

AFH 33-337–compliant hierarchical numbering using Typst’s native enum lists.

Base paragraph numbered as 1., 2., etc.

- Level 1 subparagraph lettered as a., b., etc.
  - Level 2 subparagraph numbered as (1), (2), etc.
    - Level 3 subparagraph lettered as (a), (b), etc.

This returns to base paragraph numbering as 2.

Sentence spacing

The project includes GitHub Copilot prompts in .github/prompts/ to help with sentence spacing formatting:

These prompts help ensure consistent spacing formatting in your memorandums according to your organization’s preferred style.

Smart page break handling

The template automatically manages page breaks for closing sections according to AFH 33-337 standards:

  • Attachments: “Do not divide attachment listings between two pages”
  • Distribution: “Do not divide distribution lists between two pages”
  • CC sections: Consistent handling with other sections

API Reference

Core Functions

official-memorandum(...)

Creates an official memorandum following AFH 33-337 “The Tongue and Quill” standards.

Required Parameters:

  • subject: Memorandum subject line (must be descriptive and in title case)
  • body: Main memorandum content (use enums for numbered paragraphs)

Key Parameters:

official-memorandum(
  letterhead-title: "DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE",           // Organization title
  letterhead-caption: "[YOUR SQUADRON/UNIT NAME]",           // Sub-organization
  letterhead-seal: none,                                     // Organization seal image
  date: none,                                                // Date (defaults to today)
  memo-for: ("[OFFICE1]", "[OFFICE2]"),                     // Recipients array
  memo-from: ("[YOUR/SYMBOL]", "[Organization]", "[Address]"), // Sender info array
  subject: "[Your Subject in Title Case - Required]",        // Subject line
  references: ("AFI 123-45", "AFMAN 67-89"),                // Optional references
  signature-block: ("[NAME, Rank, USAF]", "[Title]"),       // Signature lines
  attachments: ("Attachment 1", "Attachment 2"),             // Optional attachments
  cc: ("[OFFICE/SYMBOL]",),                                 // Courtesy copies
  distribution: ("[OFFICE]",),                              // Distribution list
  indorsements: (indorsement(...),),                        // Optional indorsements
  
  // Styling options
  letterhead-font: ("Copperplate CC",),                     // Letterhead fonts
  body-font: ("times new roman", "tex gyre termes"),        // Body fonts
  memo-for-cols: 3,                                         // Recipient columns
  paragraph-block-indent: false,                            // Paragraph indentation
  leading-backmatter-pagebreak: false,                      // Force page break
  
  // Document body content goes here
)[Your memorandum content with enum lists for numbered paragraphs]

indorsement(...)

Creates an indorsement for forwarding or commenting on a memorandum.

indorsement(
  office-symbol: "ORG/SYMBOL",                              // Sending organization
  memo-for: "RECIPIENT/SYMBOL",                             // Recipient organization
  signature-block: ("[NAME, Rank, USAF]", "[Title]"),      // Signature lines
  attachments: none,                                         // Optional attachments
  cc: none,                                                 // Courtesy copies
  leading-pagebreak: false,                                 // Force page break
  separate-page: false,                                     // Separate page format
  indorsement-date: datetime.today(),                       // Indorsement date
  
  // Indorsement body content
)[Your indorsement content]

Development

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please explore src/ for core functions and template/ for the user-facing examples. Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.

Project Structure

├── src/
│   ├── lib.typ          # Main template functions
│   └── utils.typ        # Utility functions and helpers
├── template/
│   ├── *.typ           # Example template files
│   └── assets/         # Fonts and images
├── pdfs/               # Compiled example outputs
└── README.md           # This documentation

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

External assets used in this project: