Difference between revisions of "Thesis Formatting for MES"
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<div class="intro">[[File:Wordlogo.gif |left|50px]] These tips are based on the [http://www.evergreen.edu/mes/docs/thesishandbook.pdf MES Thesis Handbook] and former students's suggestions to help MES students build and format their thesis. These use Microsoft Word 2007, other versions may vary. Feel free to contribute other solutions (even using different editors such as open office)!</div> | <div class="intro">[[File:Wordlogo.gif |left|50px]] These tips are based on the [http://www.evergreen.edu/mes/docs/thesishandbook.pdf MES Thesis Handbook] and former students's suggestions to help MES students build and format their thesis. These use Microsoft Word 2007, other versions may vary. Feel free to contribute other solutions (even using different editors such as open office)!</div> | ||
====Preformat your document before you start==== | ====Preformat your document before you start==== | ||
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Excel and Word work together but copy-and-pasting from excel to word creates a word table without Excel style. For Excel style, go to Insert->Table->Excel Spreadsheet, and paste data into the spreadsheet that pops up. | Excel and Word work together but copy-and-pasting from excel to word creates a word table without Excel style. For Excel style, go to Insert->Table->Excel Spreadsheet, and paste data into the spreadsheet that pops up. | ||
====Use Reveal Formatting==== | ====Use Reveal Formatting==== | ||
| − | Things go wrong? Format>reveal formatting | + | Things go wrong? Format>reveal formatting shows your location and the formatting of the current page. Also, view>thumbnails shows where you are in the document. |
==Additional Help== | ==Additional Help== | ||
*[[Page_numbering_with_a_preface_numbered_seperately_-_Word | Page numbering for Different Sections]] | *[[Page_numbering_with_a_preface_numbered_seperately_-_Word | Page numbering for Different Sections]] | ||
Revision as of 22:05, 25 April 2011
Preformat your document before you start
Format a blank document with all necessary components, sections, pagination, etc. to save much time in the long run. Also, the format>tab feature can set appropriate (and consistent) tab stops. Do this for each section before adding content to save time.
Don't copy and paste from another Word Document
This can transfer clashing formatting and mess up your current document. It's hard to fix, but you can prevent it. Copy text into a text editor (notepad, textmate, etc.) to strip out the formatting. Copy it again from there, and paste it into your current document.
Excel data
Excel and Word work together but copy-and-pasting from excel to word creates a word table without Excel style. For Excel style, go to Insert->Table->Excel Spreadsheet, and paste data into the spreadsheet that pops up.
Use Reveal Formatting
Things go wrong? Format>reveal formatting shows your location and the formatting of the current page. Also, view>thumbnails shows where you are in the document.
