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FIT Thesis Formatting with MS WORD

Dec 24, 2014

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Learn some tips for formatting your Florida Institute of Technology thesis or dissertation according to the Thesis Manual and Style Guide for Use at Florida Institute of Technology, third edition (2012).
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Evans Library

FIT THESIS FORMATTING

WITH MS WORD

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Your data is analyzed, and your results are written!

Douliery, O. (2012). President Barack Obama institutes limits on lobbyists and freezes salaries of high-paid aides.

Congratulations!

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Tips

1. Use a TEMPLATE.

2. Use the PILCROW.

3. Use STYLES.

4. Use SECTION BREAKS.

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Research Guides > Graduate Research

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Template

Contains placeholder text

Contains styles

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Pilcrow

Reveals spaces and breaks

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Styles

View and apply styles

Create and manage styles

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Styles

Font, alignment, line spacing

Summary of formatting

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Styles

Page break before headings

Space between paragraphs

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Section breaks

Page Layout > Breaks

Next Page or Continuous

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Caveats

1. The template is a starting point.

2. You are responsible for document accuracy.

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Share your work.

• Maximum visibility• Indexed by Google and Scholar• Anyone can access and read• Can include multimedia• Can choose CC license

https://repository.lib.fit.edu/

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Add your thesis to http://etd.lib.fit.edu

Submit Thesis Acknowledgment to Office of Graduate Programs.

Create an account.

Submit PDF.

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Now, let’s get to work!

Souza, P. (2012). President Barack Obama participates in a Twitter #My2k live question and answer session in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

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