ms word formatting tips
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How to use Styles to Automatically Generate a Table of ContentsTRANSCRIPT
- 1. MSWord Formatting Tips etc. A Presentation by Joan Vinall-Cox
- 2. My Research Connection
- My central interest
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- The impact of the online computer on writing and teaching writing
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- Show, not tell!
- 3. How to Make Your Writing Easier!
- Brief look at EndNote
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- References
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- Templates
- Brief look at MsWord
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- MSWords thesis template
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- Quick overview of
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- the Outline View
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- Styles
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- generating a Table of Contents
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- 4. EndNote Supportive Software
- Software that supports academic writing
- Inserts itself into MSWord, Word Perfect etc.
- 5. You enter the info
- You create a library of your literature sources
- You choose what style to format your citations and references
- Your references are automatically generated as you cite
- 6. Manuscript Format
- You can choose a specific template
- 7. MSWord More Than Typing
- Under File , New
- For a Thesis template
- 8. Support & Guidance
- It doesnt just save your formatting work, it reminds you of whats needed
- 9. Outline View 1
- Under View , click on Outline
- This screen opens, with this Toolbar
- Its linked to the other Views through the Styles field
- 10. Outline View 2
- You can set up your outline here, or just check it by
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- Showing different levels of titles
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- Dragging and dropping chunks to new positions
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- Changing levels of headings using the arrow icons
- 11. Styles
- You set your Style in this field, or by setting up your title levels in the Outline View
- You can change the formatting of Styles under Format , clicking on Styles , near the bottom of the menu
- 12. The Table of Contents Connection
- Styles helps you keep your formatting consistent
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- Generating a Table of Contents with just a few clicks
- 13. Generating a Table of Contents
- Go to the top of your document
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- Insert a page break
- Under Insert , click on Index and Tables , (near the bottom)
- Choose your format
- Click on OK
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- Once you put the title on, this is what it looks like!
- You can only generate a Table of Contents if you have been using Styles for your headings
- 15. More Info
- For more information on how to use the Outline View, go to http://ec.hku.hk/writing_turbocharger/planning/outlining.htm
- For more information on how to format Styles, go to
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- http://ec.hku.hk/writing_turbocharger/formatting/styles.htm
- For more information on how to use these aspects of MSWord in a Composition course, go to http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/~vinall/NewTools.htm
- 16. The Online Computer
- You can make your work look very professional yet avoid much of the picky work
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- With software such as EndNote
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- By using some of the more complex aspects of word processing software,
- Often, by using the online computer, you can even teach yourself how to use these
- Its worth the time and effort!
- 17. For more about computers and writing
- Check out my website
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- http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/~vinall/
- And thanks for your time,
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- Joan Vinall-Cox
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