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| + | Word is famous for transferring formatting from one document to another. If you copy from a document that has preformatted components (margins, spacing, fonts, etc..) this will then crash into the formatting of your current doc creating a mess of formatting junk which can often be extremely hard to recover. Best rule of thumb; Copy text into a text editor (notepad, textmate, etc..) that will strip out the formatting and then paste this straight text into your document. | ||
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Revision as of 10:37, 22 April 2009
The following pages have been compiled as technical resources that might be helpful for MES students in building and formatting their thesis. This assumes Microsoft Word 2003 is being used, other versions may vary. For those who wish to compose alternative solutions or solutions using different editors (such as open office), please feel free to contribute!
Some other helpful things to keep in mind;
Preformat your document before you start
Don't copy and paste from word
Word is famous for transferring formatting from one document to another. If you copy from a document that has preformatted components (margins, spacing, fonts, etc..) this will then crash into the formatting of your current doc creating a mess of formatting junk which can often be extremely hard to recover. Best rule of thumb; Copy text into a text editor (notepad, textmate, etc..) that will strip out the formatting and then paste this straight text into your document.
