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This collection of videos shows you how to use a range of time-saving tools when writing a thesis in MS Word 2010. There are videos on using styles; creating tables of contents and tables of figures; using the Navigation Pane; using the Browse Object tool and many more. There is an equivelent collection for use with Word 2011 which is for use with Apple computers.
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| Added On: | 11 Sep 2012 13:04 |
| Tags: | Word 2010, Thesis |
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Using the Navigation Pane in MS Word 2010The Navigation Pane makes it very easy to navigate around the Headings a long document, to reshuffle sections of content and to select and print parts of a file. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University- Using the Normal and Quotation styles in the University's thesis template for MS Word 2010The Normal style is used for all your standard paragraphs of text in the thesis and also provides the underlying formatting attributes for other styles. Learn how to use this style. For best viewing Download the video. The Quotation style is used to indicate text that it being quoted in your thesis, see how to use this style.
Shared with: University - Using the Browse Object tool in MS Word 2010Use the Browse Object tool to quickly navigate through a selected type of object in your file – pages, tables, sections, images, footnotes or headings of your document. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Using screen splitting in MS Word 2010When working on a long Word document it can be very useful to be able to look at two parts of the file at the same time, use the Screen Split tool to do just this. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Using Heading Styles in the University's thesis template in MS Word 2010This will probably be the most useful and time-saving thing you can do when writing a thesis. Using Heading styles in your thesis will not only create a series of sequentially numbered, consistently formatted headings and subheadings, it will also allow you to make a refreshable Table of Contents and make the most out of Word’s Navigation Pane. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Hiding Pictures in MS Word 2010 documentsIf scrolling through your Word file is a bit slow due to there being a lot of images in the file, then temporarily turn off the images and show placeholders in their stead. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Finding and replacing text in MS Word 2010Finding and replacing text in an MS Word 2010 document can save time when you need to make corrections to a word or phrase throughout your file. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - An Introduction to applying styles in MS Word 2010Keeping formatting consistent is made easy by using Styles and they allow you to change the look of the text formatting throughout your file with a few clicks. This video shows how to apply styles in a MS Word 2010 file. Using Heading styles also allow you to make the most out of Word’s Navigation Pane and Table of Contents features – watch our videos on those too! For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Using Word Count features in MS Word 2010Knowing the number of words in a Word 2010 document or in a text selection within a file can be very useful. See how to use Word’s word count features. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Using Footnotes and Endnotes in MS Word 2010Word 2010 has features that make it easy to add footnotes to the bottom of pages and end notes to the end of a document or at the end of a section. See how to use these features with the University’s thesis template. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Using Tables of Figures in MS Word 2010A Table of Figures, Tables or Equations can easily be created and refreshed in Word. This video shows how to add captions to your tables, figures or equations; and how to refresh the Table of Figures and Table of Tables in the University’s Thesis Template. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - How to make a Table of Contents to cover only part of the file in MS Word 2010A Table of Contents can be tweaked so that it picks up the content from only part of a file (such as an Appendix). This video shows you how to make such a change to a Table of Contents that is based upon Heading Styles. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Using Tables of Contents in MS Word 2010A Table of Contents can be automatically generated and refreshed in a Word document so long as you use Heading styles (see the Heading Styles video). This video shows how to use Tables of Contents in the University’s Thesis Template. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Printing only part of an MS Word 2010 documentYou won't always want to print the whole of your document; here are some useful ways of printing only part of a MS Word 2010 file. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Using the TitlePage and Contents styles in the University's thesis template for MS Word 2010This video shows you when and how to use the styles TitlePage and Contents in the University's thesis template in Word 2010. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - How to add additional chapters to the University's thesis template in MS Word 2010The University's thesis template comes with 6 main chapter sections. If you wish to add more you'll need to perform a few steps, this video shows you how. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - Modifying Styles in MS Word 2010Applying Styles gives your document formatting consistency, but if you don't like how a Style looks then Modify the style to suit your need. Learn how to change font and paragraph attributes of Styles. For best viewing Download the video.
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University of Southampton thesis template for MS Word 2010 and 2011This template is for use with both Word 2010 (PC) and Word 2011 (Apple Mac). It provides a structure and format that meets with the University's Quality requirements for a thesis. The template has mirror margins set up to allow for double-sided printing. It is not compulsory to use the template when writing a thesis but it's use, in conjunction with the supporting videos on the use of a wide range of useful Word features, will make your thesis well presented and should save you a lot of time and effort. If you have Word 2003 there is a template for this version of Word available but since this is no longer the supported version of Office used at the University there are no supporting videos.
Shared with: University- Viewing and Using the Style Area Pane in MS Word 2010 for PCsSeeing the underlying style of each paragraph can be useful when proofing the formatting of your file. This view shows how to see the Style Area Pane. For best viewing Download the video.
Shared with: University - University of Southampton thesis chapter template for Word 2007/2010 for PC and Word 2008/2011 for AppleThe University provides a template for the whole of a thesis but if you wish to construct a thesis by using separate files you can use this file as template for those. This template has mirror margins to account for double sided printing and odd and even page headers.
Shared with: University - Using page and section breaks, mirror margins and headers & footers in a thesis in MS Word 2010 (manual)The University's thesis regulations give very specific guidance about margin's and page layout. This manual explains how to use set up margins to work with double sided printing; how to ensure chapters start on the right-hand page; and how to create running headers and footers in a thesis written in MS Word 2010.
Shared with: University - Using Tables in Word 2010 (PC) (Manual)Tabulating data when writing your thesis will make it easier to read and understand. This manual shows you how to use tables in Word 2010 for PC
Shared with: University - Adding pictures, SmartArt and drawings to a thesis in MS Word 2010 (manual)Adding illustrations can make it much easier to make a point in a thesis. Download this manual on how in insert pictures, insert SmartArt (a selection of pre-defined diagram types) and draw your own diagram with shapes in MS Word 2010. The guide also shows you how to create a Table of Figures in the thesis.
Shared with: University - How to use styles when writing your thesis in MS Word 2010 (PC) (manual)Writing your thesis will be made a whole lot easier if you learn to use styles. This document is written to show you how to create a consistent looking file with a table of contents. It makes considerable reference to the new University thesis template which can be downloaded from the same site as this manual.
Shared with: University - Tidying up tools for writing a thesis in Word 2010 (PC) (manual)This manual shows you how to use a range of useful smaller features Word 2010 - cross referencing, track changes, word count, endnotes and footnotes, spell checker, autocorrect, screen split, comments and find and replace.
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