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You will find links to documentation we find useful below, as well as a few suggestions. Please contact the University Technology Service Center at 973-408-4357 with additional questions, or to schedule an appointment with the Student Lab for more assistance.

Table of Contents

 

Backing Up Documents

The most important habit of all is backing up your thesis or dissertation as you write.

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A non-Drew method for backing up your documents and accessing them anywhere is the website Dropbox. Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, documents, and videos anywhere and share them easily.  This is done by syncing work to the site's cloud drive allowing for easy access across multiple devices (mobile, web, and desktop). 

 

Starting to Write

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.

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  • It is important to know that you must start working from this template before typing any text.

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Specific Formatting Challenges

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  1. Place your cursor where you would like your Table of Contents to appear
  2. Click on the References tab
  3. Click Table of Contents
  4. Click Insert Table of Contents... (near the bottom of the menu)
  5. Click the Options... button
  6. In the list of Available Styles, find Chapter Title and type a 1 in the box to the right (under TOC level)
  7. Click OK
  8. Click OK again

 

If you are not using our templates, but are using Heading styles to mark your chapter titles, you can refer to the following information from Microsoft Office support to generate a Table of Contents.

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Submitting Your Completed Paper

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