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We provide templates to use in Microsoft Word with built-in formatting styles. To download these templates and get more information on using them and the styles we've added, please see Drew Dissertation InformationTemplates and Using Microsoft Word Templates.
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- Use the template provided, with built-in styles
- Be cautious copying and pasting text in Word, even from one Word document to another
- Watch your white space: What you see as empty Word may see as information
- To start a new page, use the Insert>Blank Page option (or CTRL+ENTER on the keyboard) rather than simply hitting Enter until you reach the page you want
- Remember to save constantly as you work, and to save copies of the updated file(s) to all of your backup locations after each time of working on your document
- Don't worry about page numbers until you are mostly finished writing
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- If you feel more comfortable hiring someone to do the formatting for you, consider hiring a professional editor. A Google search for "professional editor" and your location should yield a few options.
Using PDF-XChange Editor
PDF-XChange Editor is a software that allows you to work with PDF files. For your purposes here, you can use it to pull certain pages out of a larger PDF file to share with your adviser, or you can use it to merge multiple PDF files into one file for submission.
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