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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.

• 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. It also helps protect you against losing all of your work in one fell swoop if you do not back up to multiple locations.

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 Templates and Outlined below are instructions for formatting your document. If you would prefer to use a template with many of these formatting styles programmed and ready to use, please see Drew Dissertation Templates and Using Microsoft Word Templates.

• It is important to know that you must start working from this template before typing any text.
• When you open a template, it will be blank. You will be providing the text!

Specific Formatting Challenges

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Please bear with us during "construction". Warning The following formatting instructions identify specific requirements for papers submitted for the Drew DMIN program. Please consult your advisor for the specific formatting requirements that apply to your paper and adjust the directions where needed.   Text Expand Your entire document has the same font, so apply these settings before you write. Your text should be set to Times New Roman, size 12. Image Added Spacing should be double (2.0). Image Added   Page Margins Expand   Your entire document should have the same page margins, so set the page margins before you write.     Go to Page Layout > Margins > Custom margins…. Image Added Set the margins as follows: 1” margins top, bottom, right; 1.5” left Image Added   Title Page Expand     Body Paragraphs Expand     Chapter Titles Expand     Adding Section Breaks (for page numbering and footnotes) Expand     Footnotes Expand     Page Numbering Expand     Table of Contents Expand

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