Our thesis formatting tutorial steps you through the process of formatting your thesis from our template file. Note: Rules/guidelines for thesis formats are developed by the Graduate School. Questions about the guidelines, or interpretation of them, should be directed to the Office of Degree Requirements at (413) 545-0025.
Tutorial
Download a PDF version of the thesis-formatting workshop OIT offers each semester.
Using Template & Example Files
OIT provides a template for creating your thesis and an example of what a final thesis should look like.
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Text file describing template & example files. Open it directly in your browser. |
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Preliminary pages for your thesis. Save this file in a folder with your other Word documents.* |
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Template files. Download the template files to your hard drive and save them in the My Templates folder. See the tutorial for help finding this folder.* |
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Example thesis. Save this file in a folder with your other Word documents.* |
* All these files are zipped. You will need Stuffit Expander to unzip them. Stuffit Expander is available online free of charge.
- Download Stuffit Expander from the Stuffit Web site. Follow the installation instructions.
- Once you have Stuffit Expander installed on your computer, double-click on each .bin file.
- Stuffit Expander will automatically create Word documents from each file.
Need Help?
If you encounter problems, submit an online Help Request.
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Contact the OIT Help Desk at 545-9400.
