After you insert a cover page, you can replace the sample text with your own text by clicking to. Body of the thesis starting with the introduction arabic page numbers 1, 2, 3, etc. Critique of microsoft word user manual the key to beginning anything is a good introduction, be it a book, an essay, and editorial, and yes, even a user manual. Within the preferences window, choose compatibility from the sidebar. Learn how free tools in windows 10 and microsoft 365 can make your business more accessible for employees and customers. Tutorials for teachers copyright bernard john poole, 2007. Using microsoft word 2007 for your dissertation a university of michigan library instructional technology workshop need help. All pages that require signatures of the candidate and supervisors must be signed. This manual refers specifically to microsoft word for office 2007.
This guide aims to ease the workload when it comes to the formal aspects of your thesis. Office 365 proplus is now available with your utm email credentials students. As the culmination of your outstanding hard work, your thesis or dissertation represents the final step towards earning your. Choose a cover page and replace the sample text with your own. Using microsoft word to create theses and long documents the purpose of this paper is to provide you with guidelines on working with long documents in microsoft word. Using microsoft word to create your theses or dissertation overview mswords style feature provides you with several options for managing the creation of your theses or dissertation. As a microsoft office 2007 master, youll have more than a working familiarity with office programsyoull have the technical skills to efficiently use the breadth of the programs features.
Many resources and guidance are provided here for students who are preparing their thesis. Writing a thesis using ms word graduate academic affairs. For example, applied styles allow you to quickly create a table of contents that can then be easily updated, or to use outline view to get an overall view of the structure of your document. Senior thesis handbook, overview of programavailable for downloading from the undergraduate research program web. Within the compatibility window, choose microsoft word 2007 and x from the recommended options drop down list. In utm, the term thesis is used as part of a doctoral and masters theses and dissertations as well as bachelor degree project report. Utm thesis manual by mohd fuad mohamed yusof issuu. Introduction children, you learned about the usage of microsoft word 2007 as a powerful documentation software but where lies its actual in its various editing and formatting features. Electronic thesis and dissertation microsoft word 2007. Styles thesis formatting on microsoft word 2007 youtube. Additional resources thesis and dissertation manual, step by step graduation guideavailable for downloading from the office of graduate and professional education web site. Information technologies university of delaware microsoft. This image shows the word 2010 templates folder with one of the thesis templates saved in it and the other ready to save. This opens a dropdown menugallery that includes two automatic table options and one manual table see figure 1.
I especially enjoyed the introduction to the user manual for microsoft word 2007. A simple tool with which we can develop a multitude of jobs and that both beginners and expert users can exploit to their advantage. Using microsoft word to create your theses or dissertation. While we do follow the requirements from rackhams formatting guidelines to demonstrate the tools, in the end, you are. My company has a policy that every chapter of a manual has to be in a separate file. When using this template, please continue to consult the handbook to check your compliance. If you decide to write your thesis using ms word, you must first add the iitthesis template to the microsoft word templates. Utm thesis manual and thesis template emosh research.
For comprehensive certification training, students should complete word 2007. Word 2016 page numbers starting from a specific page how to number start pages in add numbering duration. Formatting page numbers for your thesis dissertation. The rules and guidelines for thesis and dissertation formatting are developed by the graduate school. Due to major changes in word 2007, most of the commands mentioned in these instructions will be different, although the basic principles are the same. Click a cover page layout from the gallery of options. Using microsoft word 20 to insert page numbers in a specific way is not necessarily intuitive. Visit the faculty exploratory or knowledge navigation center on the 2nd floor of the graduate library. Thesis is a document submitted by a candidature who acquire an academic degree. Instructions for using the microsoft word 20072010.
With the template file on your screen, select word from the menu bar and choose preferences. Stuck in manual printing mode when i attempt to print a document in ms word in the ms office 2007 student and home version, the printer, a brother hl1440, consistently asked for a manual prompt in which i must push the button on the printer in order for it to print rather than have it print automatically. It is very important that you follow these instructions carefully to prevent accidentally deleting computer commands or formatting that is stored in the background and invisible to students who do not have show paragraph marks and other hidden symbols turned on. Download microsoft word 2007 manual the new interface for office 2007 is very different from previous versions. Documents and settings\your username \application data\microsoft\templates\. The template is based on the unb regulations and guidelines for the preparation and submission of graduate theses. On the insert tab, in the pages group, click cover page. Variations between word versions make it hard to provide detailed instructions on actions. Centre for teaching, learning and technology, university of british columbia 19,412 views 1.
For example, if the independent variable is the use or nonuse of a new language teaching procedure, then the dependent variable might be students scores on a test of the content taught using that procedure. This chapter will now take you further into the editing features using which you can modify your document anytime to give an entire new look to your document. If microsoft word is used, font type times new roman with. These sources will help translate word 2003 commands to word 2007. How to use microsoft word 2007 this guide will help you to take advantage of some of the more advanced tools that microsoft word 2007 has available. Format a thesis or dissertation in microsoft word umass amherst. Microsoft word offers a set of tools and automated functions that can be of great help when writing you masters thesis. On the references tab, in the table of contents group, click the button for table of contents.
Using microsoft word 2010 for your dissertation a university of michigan library instructional technology workshop. We strongly recommended that authors use an sgs thesis template. Formatting your masters thesis in microsoft word innsida ntnu. Captions thesis formatting on microsoft word 2007 duration. Pages between the title page and the body of the thesis small roman numbers i, ii, iii, iv, etc. Select the quick print command from the drop down list 3. The template has been tested with word 2002 through 2007. I would like to link all these files in order to do things like crossreferencing a section in another chapter, or building a table of contents for the manual.
In utm, the term thesis is used as part of a doctoral and masters theses and. Essential microsoft office 2007 tutorials for teachers. These are include but not limited to the thesis guidelines i. According to the thesis writing guidelines, your thesis should have the following pagination title page no page number.
This online guide is intended to show you how to use the tools to make the necessary modifications. Apa format in word in 4 minutes v2 learn to write apa formatted documents in word. Word 2007 and above, however, offer what at least appears to be a simpler approach. Microsoft word template for masters theses and reports. Every paragraph including headings in word has a style associated with it. Instructions for using the microsoft word 20072010 proceedings paper template 1 working with the document template 1. Using microsoft word to create theses and long documents. Using microsoft word 2007 for your dissertation ndsu. All rights reserved x lesson 6 mail merge and related operations 167.
Electronic thesis and dissertation microsoft word template. Click the attach button and select the template you want to attach. Universiti teknologi malaysia utm thesis manual 2015 from sps utm, sps issue the new version for some of you, the most important moment in your graduate experience is when you defend your thesis or dissertation. Join microsoft experts and developers around the world on may 19th20th to. Editing text in microsoft word 2007 microsoft word. Electronic thesis and dissertation microsoft office word 2007 template manual 2 2. If we manage to get to the end of this page without having yet created a heading 2 styled bit of text i. Get started by logging in at because of the universitys enterprise agreement with microsoft, students are able to download and install microsoft office proplus desktop applications at no additional cost. Put your cursor where you want to insert your new footnote or endnote.
If youre using a version of word prior to 2007, save it as a. Get desktop power and the flexibility of a laptop, tablet, and portable studio in new surface book 3. Teach you how to set up the dissertation and thesis format for utm. Ensure the title of the thesis is the same as that decided during the viva session as reported by the chairperson. Designated as approved courseware for the microsoft certified application specialist program, this course will help students prepare for the word 2007 exam 77601. To meet rackhams dissertation formatting guidelines as well as any set by your school or department you will need to modify the default, standard word document. A style is a collection of formatting instructions, including font. To navigate this guide, it is essential for you to be familiar with some of the basic concepts about the program. The thesis office cannot offer technical support for the software.
Format a thesis or dissertation in microsoft word umass. Bring out your best writing with word in office 365. Using the style feature will help you maintain a consistent layout. Formatting page numbers for your thesis dissertation using microsoft word 20 formatting page numbers can be a tricky task, especially for long documents that require careful attention to detail. Our thesis formatting tutorial takes you stepbystep through the process of. Utmthesismanual 16022015 authorstream presentation. Word 2016 apa format how to do an apa style paper in 2017 apa tutorial set up on microsoft word apa format word 2016 how to set up apa format in word 2016. It can generate the list of references automatically. Students can manage references easily by using these tools. Microsoft word web app enables you to view a high fidelity version of your documents and make light edits using some of the same formatting and editing tools that are in word 2010, from virtually any computer with a web browser. Click on the customize quick access toolbar button at the end of the toolbar 2.