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Templates

Word

The Word templates contain required formatting (margins, page numbers, page breaks, etc.) as well as automatic generation of the table of contents, list of tables, and list of figures. It's not required that you use the template, but it will save you time and effort.

To Download the Word Template
  1. Click on the appropriate template: Doctoral dissertations or Masters theses/reports.
  2. Save the file to your computer. The template is in Word 97-2003 Compatibility Mode (.doc). If you're using a later version of Word, you can save the file as a Word document (.docx).
  3. Open the file in Word.
Using the Template
  • Do all your writing in the template from the very beginning. Don't write your ETDR in one or more files, then copy and paste them into the template.
  • The template file contains sample text to illustrate various features in Word. Add your content directly to the template file and delete the sample text when it's no longer needed.
  • The template makes extensive use of Styles in Word. If you're not familiar with Styles, read the instructions on Styles for your Word version (Word 2003, Word 2007, Word 2010, Word for Mac 2004, Word for Mac 2008, Word for Mac 2011).
  • Contact the IT Help Desk and make an apointment with an ETDR consultant for a personal introduction to using the template. Highly recommended!

LaTeX

The LaTeX template uses a separate file for each section of your ETDR and is designed to be compiled with PDFLaTex. The template will not compile with "regular" LaTeX. The template is configured with page margins and other formatting required by the Graduate School and will automatically generate a table of contents, a list of figures, and a list of tables. If you write your ETDR in LaTeX, you are not required to use this template.
To Download the LaTeX Template
  1. Click to begin downloading the LaTeX template. The same template is used for doctoral and masters papers.
  2. The template consists of several files compressed into a single file. Create a new directory named "latex_source" and use an appropriate utility to decompress the file into this directory.
  3. Study the Instructions for Using the LaTeX ETDR Template. Additional guidelines are contained within template.

Please contact the IT Help Desk if you have questions on using the LaTeX template.

  
         
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