So you're writing You've decided to write an honors thesis or dissertation. Congratulations!
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One question you should ask your adviser before you start to write is whether s/he will want to see Word document or PDF files of specific sections of your thesis or dissertation throughout the process.
- If the preference is to see a PDF of specific sections, see below on using PDF-XChange Editor. You can work in one long document in Word, but be sure to back up your work constantly!
- If the preference is to be sent a Word document for different sections, we suggest saving a different file for each chapter.
- This means more files for you to manage, but will make formatting easier.
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- Word 2007: Start page numbering on page 2 http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/start-page-numbering-on-page-2-HP001227657.aspx?CTT=1
- Word 2010: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/add-or-remove-headers-footers-and-page-numbers-HA010372690.aspx?CTT=1
- If you use different sections in a single document, this page may be useful: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/number-pages-differently-in-different-sections-HA101832542.aspx?CTT=1
- Word 2011: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/mac-word-help/add-or-remove-page-numbers-HA102928583.aspx?CTT=1
- Word 2013: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/add-page-numbers-HA102809692.aspx?CTT=1
Table of Contents
Word has a feature which will use heading styles from your document (we recommend using the styles provided in our templates) to automatically create a Table of Contents.
Microsoft offers self-paced courses that teach you how to create this Table of Contents.
- Word 2007: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/table-of-contents-i-create-an-automatic-toc-RZ010261698.aspx?CTT=1
- Word 2010: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/create-and-customize-a-table-of-contents-RZ102634105.aspx?CTT=1
- Word 2013: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/video-introduction-to-tables-of-contents-VA104034697.aspx?CTT=5
If you prefer to read an article with instructions, check out the appropriate link below:
- Word 2007: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/create-a-table-of-contents-or-update-a-table-of-contents-HP001225372.aspx?CTT=1
- Word 2010: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/create-a-table-of-contents-or-update-a-table-of-contents-HP010368778.aspx?CTT=1
- Word 2011: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/mac-word-help/create-or-edit-a-table-of-contents-HA102929533.aspx?CTT=1
- Word 2013: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/format-or-customize-a-table-of-contents-HA102809789.aspx?CTT=1
Footnotes
You can watch videos or download entire courses about working with footnotes in Word here:
- Word 2007:
- Word 2010:
- Word 2011:
- Word 2013: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/video-insert-a-footnote-VA104171112.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA104030981
Articles with instructions can be found at the following links:
- Word 2007:
- Word 2010: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/add-or-remove-headers-footers-and-page-numbers-HA010372690.aspx
- Word 2011:
- Word 2013:
Sections
- Word 2011: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/mac-word-help/insert-delete-or-change-a-section-break-HA102929536.aspx?CTT=1
- Word 2013: Page numbering with section breaks http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/start-page-numbering-later-in-your-document-HA102841427.aspx?CTT=1
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