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

2. My Research Connection

• My central interest

• • The impact of the online computer on writing and teaching writing

• • Show, not tell!

3. How to Make Your Writing Easier!

• Brief look at EndNote

• • References

• • Templates

• Brief look at MsWord

• • MSWords thesis template

• • Quick overview of

• • • the Outline View

• • • Styles

• • • generating a Table of Contents

4. EndNote Supportive Software

• Software that supports academic writing

• Inserts itself into MSWord, Word Perfect etc.

5. 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

6. Manuscript Format

• You can choose a specific template

7. MSWord More Than Typing

• Under File , New

• For a Thesis template

8. Support & Guidance

• It doesnt just save your formatting work, it reminds you of whats needed

9. Outline View 1

• Under View , click on Outline

• This screen opens, with this Toolbar

• Its linked to the other Views through the Styles field

10. 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

11. 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

12. The Table of Contents Connection

• Styles helps you keep your formatting consistent

• But whats really great is

• • Generating a Table of Contents with just a few clicks

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

• Its worth the time and effort!

17. For more about computers and writing

• Check out my website

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

• And thanks for your time,

• • • • • Joan Vinall-Cox