Difference between revisions of "Formating your Thesis"

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Note that different departments might also have there own requierments.  
 
Note that different departments might also have there own requierments.  
  
For Word 2003:
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==For Word 2003==
  
 
Uses the style feild in the formatting toolbar to set text as headings.
 
Uses the style feild in the formatting toolbar to set text as headings.
  
*Insert the table of contents by going to:
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* Insert the table of contents by going to:
*Insert --> Reference --> Index and Tables.
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* Insert --> Reference --> Index and Tables.
*Click the Table of Contents tab  
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* Click the Table of Contents tab  
 
* See the following link for more info [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/create-a-table-of-contents-or-update-a-table-of-contents-HP005189293.aspx]  
 
* See the following link for more info [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/create-a-table-of-contents-or-update-a-table-of-contents-HP005189293.aspx]  
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For example, a chapter Title might have the formate style Header 1.
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Each Section title of the chapter might have format stile Header 2.
  
 
To insert a figure/table caption:
 
To insert a figure/table caption:
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Add the title of the figure on the same line and the rest of the caption on the next line.
 
Add the title of the figure on the same line and the rest of the caption on the next line.
  
To insert the Table of Figure
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To insert the Table of Figures
  
 
* Insert -->  Reference --> Index and Tables
 
* Insert -->  Reference --> Index and Tables

Revision as of 17:24, 9 January 2013

This is ment to aid in formating a thesis or diseratation.

For gratuate students at stony brook university see the following Graduate School link [1].

Note that different departments might also have there own requierments.

For Word 2003

Uses the style feild in the formatting toolbar to set text as headings.

  • Insert the table of contents by going to:
  • Insert --> Reference --> Index and Tables.
  • Click the Table of Contents tab
  • See the following link for more info [2]

For example, a chapter Title might have the formate style Header 1. Each Section title of the chapter might have format stile Header 2.

To insert a figure/table caption:

  • Insert --> Reference --> Caption
  • To insert a caption with the label "Figure 1-#"
    • click the add new label and type "Figure1-"
    • Then click ok
  • Select the label you want and click ok.
  • See the following link for more info [3]

Add the title of the figure on the same line and the rest of the caption on the next line.

To insert the Table of Figures

  • Insert --> Reference --> Index and Tables
  • Click on Table of Figures
  • select the appropriate Caption label

Repeat for all appropriate Caption label