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Formatting your thesis in Word

This guide is primarily intended for those who use the Library's thesis templates in Word, but may also be useful for those who have chosen not to use the templates.

Page breaks

In Word, a break is automatically added at the end of each page. You can also insert a manual page break if you want to start a new page in the document. For example, if there is a part of your text that you want to start on the next page, or a table that fits on a full page rather than the table being split into two pages, you can insert a page break to keep the table on a single page.

See further instructions on Microsoft's website: Insert or delete a page break.

Section breaks

Use section breaks with caution. If you are not careful, page numbering, margins, and page size may change after you insert a section break.

Insert section breaks when you want to change the layout of the page. For example, if you want a section with larger margins, or if you want pages in landscape view. That is why there is a section break after the Abbreviations page. None of the pages before the section break have page numbers, and numbering starts after the section break (on the Introduction page).

Tip: If Word unexpectedly places a new page in the document, it may be due to a page break. If you want to make page breaks visible, or if you need to highlight and remove them, go to Start > Show/Hide icon.

See  further instructions on Microsoft's website: 

Change the layout or format a section using section breaks
See instructions on Microsoft's website: Use section breaks to change the layout or formatting in one section of your document.