UAF Graduate Schools

Tips & Tricks for Writing Your Thesis in MS WORD

Presented by Shelly Baumann, Coordinator
202 Eielson Building (907) 474-7464 PO BOX 757560 (907) 474-1984 fax Fairbanks, AK 99775-7560 gradschool@uaf.edu http://www.uaf.edu/gradsch/

General Thesis Information

Thesis Formatting Workbook

Thesis Formatting Workshop Thesis Submittal Form:

Masters PhD

Microsoft Office 2003 vs. 2007

interface is very different and takes a bit of getting use to. Files saved with the default setting in Office 2007 CANNOT be opened by earlier versions. To change go to tools, options, & save tab

Program Word

2003 Ext. .doc

2007 Ext .docx

Excel
Power Point Access

.xls
.ppt .mdb

.xlsx
.pptx .accdb

About the Office Fluent User Interface

The Microsoft Office Fluent user interface (UI) has been completely redesigned. The old menus and toolbars are now integrated into a band called the Ribbon, making it easier to find the tools you need and create the results you want. Topics in this guide include: Navigate the New UI Understand the Quick Access Toolbar Minimize the Ribbon Understand the File Menu and New File Format Use Microsoft Office System Help

Navigate the Office Fluent User Interface

File Menu Click the Microsoft Office system button to see file commands. Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) Access common commands on this customizable toolbar. Tabs Click tabs to access tools and commands. Dialog Boxes Click to open dialog boxes. The Ribbon Find tools here that used to be in menus and toolbars.

Lists and Galleries Click or to access lists or galleries. Groups Use related tools and commands grouped onto different tabs.

Mini Toolbar Use options on the toolbar that appears when you select text on the page.

View Switching Switch view for a program. Different programs have different views available.

Zoom Controls Zoom in or out using the slider, or click the + and buttons.

Revealing Your Formatting

Find this button on your toolbar if you are a Mac user

Page Setup: Mac

MARGINS

Page Setup: Windows

MARGINS

Header/Footer: Mac

Format page numbers

Header/Footer: Windows

Page Numbers: Windows

Page Numbers: Mac

Click on INSERT in the menu bar Then click on PAGE NUMBERS

Formatting Page Numbers

Section and page breaks

Section and page Breaks

Use page breaks when format stays the same Use section breaks (next page) when format changes or between chapters

For example, use for landscape table or figures! That page will be landscape and the rest portrait.

Widows & Orphans

Figures: Inserting from File

Formatting Figures: Mac

Formatting Figures : Windows

Right click on the picture

Tables

Tables: Inserting & Deleting Columns & Rows

Table of Contents: Mac

Leader Dots

Table of Contents: Windows

Leader Dots

Go to Format and Tabs 6 for UAF requirements rather than 6.5

Resources

Writing Your Dissertation with Microsoft Word: A step by step guide by Vincent Kiernan

When all else fails

If the table of contents will not cooperate after the last time you refresh insert leader dots with the tab. If a table or figure will not print with the document print it separate. If on a page you can not get the page number to align according to the margin requirements, print up the page, measure, move number, and repeat until it works.