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Two distinct
sections. Each can
have different
formatting, header,
footer and
pagination
scheme.
Pagination in MS Word
• You will need at least three sections in
your document in order to have the proper
pagination.
– Title Page – in order to count as part of front
matter but not show the page number.
– Rest of Front Matter – in order to have roman
numerals.
– Body and End Matter – in order to have
Arabic numerals.
Section 3
Section 2
Section 1
Pagination for Section 1
in MS Word
• The default in Word is to have no
page number. So, for section 1
nothing will be necessary.
Pagination for Section 2
in MS Word
• Go to section 2 in the document.
• Select Insert tab (remain here while in this operation)
• If the page number will be placed at the top of the page, select Header; if it
will be placed at the bottom of the page, select Footer.
• Given your case, select Edit Header or Edit Footer
• Select Link to previous to “disconnect” the Header or Footer of this section
from the previous one.
• In the Header & Footer group, select Page Number.
• Select Format Page Number.
• Choose Number Format: i, ii, iii, … from drop-down list.
• Choose Start at: ii and click OK.
• In the Header & Footer group select Page Number.
• Choose your preferred format.
• Select Close Header and Footer.
To edit Footer … (assuming page numbers in footer)
To disconnect footer from that of previous section…
To format page numbers…
To set numbering system to roman lower case numerals
starting on page ii …
To place page number in center of footer…
Page ii in
No page center of
number in footer of
Section 1 Section 2
Pagination for Section 3
in MS Word
• Go to section 3 in the document.
• Select Insert tab (remain here while in this operation)
• If the page number will be placed at the top of the page, select Header; if it
will be placed at the bottom of the page, select Footer.
• Given your case, select Edit Header or Edit Footer
• Select Link to previous to “disconnect” the Header or Footer of this section
from the previous one.
• In the Header & Footer group, select Page Number.
• Select Format Page Number.
• Choose Number Format: 1,2,3, … from drop-down list.
• Choose Start at: 1 and click OK.
• In the Header & Footer group select Page Number.
• Choose your preferred format.
• Select Close Header and Footer.
Table of Contents
• To create a table of contents automatically, the section
titles should be designated as Heading objects.
– When writing the section titles go to the Home tab.
– In the Styles group select any type of Heading depending the
level of the section.
• After writing your content do the following to create a table
of contents:
– Go to the section and page of your document where you want to
place your table of contents (probably section 2).
– Select the References tab .
– In the Table of Contents group select Table of Contents.
– Select your preferred style.
To establish your Section Headings…
To create a Table of Contents…
Resulting Table of Contents
Figures, Tables and Equations
• Number figures and tables sequentially.
• In long documents, however, figure and table
numbers are often prefixed with a chapter
number.
• Captions should be placed below the figures
and above the tables.
• Number all equations discussed in the text
sequentially (not intermediate steps in
derivations).
Figures in Word
• Word can number the figures automatically.
– Select the figure that you want to number.
– Select the References tab.
– In the Captions group, select Insert Caption.
– Choose the appropriate label (e.g. Figure). If the label you want
does not exist, create it with the New Label button.
– Write the desired wording for your caption.
– Choose Position: Below selected item.
To write automatic figure caption…
To write wording for caption…
Tables in Word
• Word can number the tables automatically.
– Select the table that you want to number.
– Select the References tab.
– In the Captions group, select Insert Caption.
– Choose the appropriate label (e.g. Table). If the label you want
does not exist, create it with the New Label button.
– Write the desired wording for your caption.
– Choose Position: Above selected item.
Lists of Figures and Tables
• Word can create a list of figures or a list of tables
automatically if the captions were numbered
automatically.
– Go to the document section where you want to insert the list of
figures or tables.
– Select the References tab.
– In the Captions group select Insert Table of Figures.
– Choose the Caption label depending on the list that you want to
create (e.g. Table, Figure, Figura).
– Check Include label and number.
– Click OK.
To create List of Figures or Tables…
Cross-references
• Word can insert references to figures and tables
automatically from the captions database.
– In the text when a reference is to be made to a figure or table
select the References tab.
– In the Captions group select Cross-reference.
– Choose the appropriate Reference Type (Figure, Table, Figura,
etc.)
– Choose Insert reference to: Only label and number.
– Choose For which caption: (select the item you want to make
reference to from the list).
– Click on the Insert button.
To create cross-reference to figure or table…
Citing Sources and Listing
References (avoiding plagiarism)
• If you use the language of your source,
you must quote it exactly, enclose it in
quotation marks, and cite the source.
• If you use ideas or information from your
source that are not common knowledge,
you must cite the source.
• References must be referred to in the
body of the report.
To select citation style…
To add a Source…
To enter all the Source’s data…
Citation is
generated
automatically.
To reuse a citation…
To manage sources…
To create a list of references…