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Using the ETDR Word Template

Masters Theses and Reports

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This document is available at: http://www.k-state.edu/grad/etdr/template/

August 2008

Updated August 2009

Table of Contents

Getting Started 3

Benefits 3

Word versions 3

Get the template 4

Using the Template 5

Sample text 5

Arrangement of your ETDR 5

Basic formatting requirements 5

Fonts 5

Line spacing 6

Margins 6

Footnotes/Endnotes 6

Page Numbers 6

Styles 7

Configure Word for working with styles 8

Styles Used in the ETDR Template 10

Apply a different style 10

Modify a style 10

Copying/Pasting 11

Section and page breaks 11

Table of Contents 12

Add a new chapter 13

Add a new subdivision heading within a chapter 13

Figures and Tables 13

Images 13

PowerPoint slides 13

Tables and spreadsheets 14

Insert figure and table captions 15

List of Figures and List of Tables 16

Page Number Troubleshooting 17

Section breaks 17

Preliminary pages 17

Table of Contents 18

Chapter 1 18

Additional section breaks 18

Appendices 19

Table and figure captions within appendices 19

Apply the Template to an Existing Document 20

Copy and paste the exiting document into the template 20

Insert existing files into the template 20

Questions or Problems 22

Getting Started

Benefits

The template is a sample Word document that contains elements and formatting useful in writing your electronic thesis, dissertation, or report (ETDR). The template meets all requirements of the Graduate School, but its primary purpose is not to enforce a specific appearance for your ETDR. Rather, the template...