MSWord Formatting Tips etc. A Presentation by Joan Vinall-Cox

My Research Connection My central interest The impact of the online computer on writing and teaching writing Show, not tell!

My central interest

The impact of the online computer on writing and teaching writing

Show, not tell!

How to Make Your Writing Easier! Brief look at EndNote References Templates Brief look at MsWord MSWord’s thesis template Quick overview of the Outline View Styles generating a Table of Contents

Brief look at EndNote

References

Templates

Brief look at MsWord

MSWord’s thesis template

Quick overview of

the Outline View

Styles

generating a Table of Contents

EndNote – Supportive Software Software that supports academic writing Inserts itself into MSWord, Word Perfect etc.

Software that supports academic writing

Inserts itself into MSWord, Word Perfect etc.

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

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

Manuscript Format You can choose a specific template

You can choose a specific template

MSWord – More Than Typing Under File , New For a Thesis template

Under File , New

For a Thesis template

Support & Guidance It doesn’t just save your formatting work, it reminds you of what’s needed

It doesn’t just save your formatting work, it reminds you of what’s needed

Outline View 1 Under View , click on Outline This screen opens, with this Toolbar It’s linked to the other Views through the Styles field

Under View , click on Outline

This screen opens, with this Toolbar

It’s linked to the other Views through the Styles field

Outline View 2 You can set up your outline here, or just check it by – Showing different levels of titles Dragging and dropping chunks to new positions Changing levels of headings using the arrow icons

You can set up your outline here, or just check it by –

Showing different levels of titles

Dragging and dropping chunks to new positions

Changing levels of headings using the arrow icons

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

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

The Table of Contents Connection Styles helps you keep your formatting consistent But what’s really great is Generating a Table of Contents with just a few ‘clicks’

Styles helps you keep your formatting consistent

But what’s really great is

Generating a Table of Contents with just a few ‘clicks’

Generating a Table of Contents Go to the top of your document Insert a page break Under Insert , click on Index and Tables , (near the bottom) Choose your format Click on OK

Go to the top of your document

Insert a page break

Under Insert , click on Index and Tables , (near the bottom)

Choose your format

Click on OK

And … 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

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

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 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

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

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

The Online Computer You can make your work look very professional yet avoid much of the picky work With software such as EndNote 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 It’s worth the time and effort!

You can make your work look very professional yet avoid much of the picky work

With software such as EndNote

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

It’s worth the time and effort!

For more about computers and writing Check out my website – http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/~vinall/ And thanks for your time, Joan Vinall-Cox

Check out my website –

http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/~vinall/

And thanks for your time,

Joan Vinall-Cox