Graduate School Formatting Your Document Overview

In this module, you will learn about the various formatting settings you will need to write your thesis/dissertation.

Page Breaks - Start a new page and keep the heading on the first page of the next chapter from moving up and down.

Section Breaks - Use when changing page number format/location or page layout/size settings (continues uninterrupted page numbering)

Widowed and orphaned lines - Proper formatting for paragraphs breaking between pages

Special Circumstances for Line Spacing - Proper formatting for single and double spaced lines

References - Formatting advice for references

Block Indent - When to use block indentions

Centered Headings - How to make sure headings are properly centered

Equations - Proper process for imputing equations

Make sure that you are familiar with:

By the end of this module, you will be able to: