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  • Learn about using styles to save yourself time formatting your chapter titles or subtitles. 
  • 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>Page Break option (or CTRL+ENTER on the keyboard) rather than hitting Enter multiple times
  • 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 working on your document
  • Don't worry about page numbers or your Table of Contents until you are mostly finished writing
  • You can use PDF-XChange Editor, found in CloudPC, to combine multiple PDF files into one PDF document (see "Using PDF-XChange Editor", above)
  • 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.

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If you are having trouble with installation of the Endnote software, please call the UT Service Center at 973-408-4357 or bring your laptop to the UT Helpdesk in the Academic Commons.

If you are having trouble managing citations, please visit the Research Help Desk in the Academic Commons.

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