2021: Thesis Formatting Workshop (For PC) - Zoom

*For HDR/MRes Candidates Only. MQ Staff/Researchers please email HDR Learning Skills to check availability*

**This workshop will be delivered via Zoom. Attendees will be issued access instructions closer to the workshop date**

Formatting long documents with Microsoft Word can sometimes be challenging without certain word skills and knowledge.

This course will give you the right tools to handle large, multi-page documents, such as your thesis and will be used during all stages of your thesis documentation. Therefore it would be useful for you to attend as soon as possible.

Participants need to bring their own PC to the workshop.

Objectives

By the end of the course participants should be able to:

•           Understand The Views of Word

•           Split and Work with Long Documents

•           Work Efficiently with Tables

•           Understand the Importance of  Styles

•           Work with Document References

•           Create a Table of Contents and Index

•           Understand Sections Breaks and Linked Content

•           Edit Page Numbers and Custom Headers/Footers

•           Use Bookmarks, Notes & Comments

•           Track Revisions and Compare Documents

•           Work with Master and Sub Documents

•           PDF the Final Product

Pre-requisite skills

Participants should be competent users of Word and should already be able to:

•           Modify the appearance of text using font formatting

•           Modify the paragraph formatting

•           Change margins and paper orientation

•           Use Print Preview

·                 Create and modify basic headers and footers

Course participants should note that this workshop does not aim to teach specific MQ department/faculty formatting requirements; rather it will equip you with the skills to format large word documents as required. Participants are encouraged to investigate MQ's repository of past theses on Research Online and discuss their specific requirements with their supervisor.

Please note that this event is not catered, so participants will need to make their own arrangements for lunch & tea breaks.

Because this is a very high demand course,  please only register your attendance if you are able to stay all day, 9:15am sharp - 4pm.

*We also strongly recommend that you have the latest version of Microsoft Office (Office 365)  installed on your computer prior to your course date. The latest version is free for MQ students via this wiki site.*

Remember to BYO PC!

Graduate Research Students