Are there straightforward instructions for MS WORD 2013 for numbering in different formats, yet maintaining a chronological count?
I have a master's thesis in the humanities undergoing its final throes before readers' examinations. The university's formatting rules are, understandably, very strict and, unfortunately, demand a unique template. So I'm afraid the demands here aren't optional:
So then, do any of you know how to go about limiting a chronological run of lower-case roman numerals, which also must include a few intermittent blank pages, yet they are counted in the chronology? After the Front Matter, the numbering turns into arabic numerals until one gets to the Works Cited title page; then the instructions demand other sporadic blank numerals, and the appendix, too, has its quirks yet is counted.
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Did anyone else write a thesis following these guidelines?
Find a former, already accepted thesis document by someone else, eviscerate it of all content leaving only stubs to retain formatting and fill it with your own content, using their styles, numerators, sections etc.
I don't think formatting of a document can be copyrighted, and if their thesis passed the scrutiny regarding formatting, yours should too.
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I'm a big fan of cheating (and I hate Word). Make each section a separate document. Start page numbering at whatever number in whatever format you need.
If you need to create a TOC, use a working document to calculate it — figure out what your page numbers are by changing the numbering scheme of the entire document and printing out the result, then changing the numbering scheme for the next section as needed, and so on — and then create it manually in the real document.
Print each piece individually and bind them together.
(Alternatively, use something more powerful like InDesign, but I realize that might not be an option.)
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