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WAN ZUKI AZMAN WAN

MUHAMAD
Lecturer/PhD Researcher
Institut Matematik Kejuruteraan,
Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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Windows 7

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1. Set your PC for serious work

2. Understand the function of Template.dotx
3. Format the body of your thesis
4. Use full content on Template cover to cover

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1. Use template.dotx to format thesis.docx

2. Developer Tab
3. Style Pane button and Style Pane Area
4. SHIFT+ENTER
5. Paragraph Marks button
6. Clear Formatting button
7. Back and Forward button.

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1. Facilities in MS Word for thesis writing

2. Including…Document Map(Word2007) or Navigation
Pane(Word 2010)
3. However, there are lots of facilities in Word can be
used to make writing easy
4. MS Word for Thesis Workshop is one of its kind in
Malaysia
5. Common training for Graduates and
Postgraduates in many foreign universities

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1. To use techniques in MS Word that save time (and

money).
2. To ensure the quality of the presentation of a
thesis/dissertation by standardizing its format and
layout.
3. To produce the thesis based on the requirement as
given by Postgraduate Office/Dean office.

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1. Use dotx for your docx

2. Publish your examination
paper/thesis/disertation/report
in one single document in pdf.

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1. Slides
2. References and Notes
3. Thesis template.dotx
4. Simulation files
5. Real case study : Your Thesis

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1. Use original software

2. Repair/Update your MS Office
3. Update your Windows
4. Defragmentation your drive
5. Repeat step 2 to 4 once a month
6. Setup Backup facilities

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1. Who is your supervisor?

2. Why only one thesis?
3. Experience as a supervisor
4. Who is your audience?
5. When to start writing and combining all chapters
into one file?
6. Why this workshop is important before start PhD?
7. Why MS Office?
8. =rand()

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1. MS Office 2010, 2013

2. Windows 7, 8 and 10
3. Word option
4. Developer tab
5. Navigation pane
6. Template.dotx
7. Attach the template
8. Style pane and Style pane area

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1. Don’t invite disaster to come

a) My doc is missing!
b) Unable to open, corrupted!
2. Solution
a) Auto save
b) Backup
c) Buy more high quality hard disk
d) Google Drive, DropBox, Box etc.
e) Use Backup software ie Cobian Backup
f) http://download.cnet.com/Cobian-Backup/3000-2242_4-
10071828.html

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1. Set your PC for serious work

2. Get your Template.dotx
3. Format the body of your thesis
4. Use full content on Template cover to cover

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SET YOUR PC
FOR FORMATTING

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1. Will manage all

important format used
regularly
2. Have to attach it to our
.docx files
3. Find developer tab and
attach the template
4. Or you may transfer all
you writing into new
files while this template
is on the background

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1. Roman pages: Preface

2. Arabic pages: Body
Roman
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Arabic
Arabic

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1. Look at the structure of the thesis

2. When to use Page Layout, Page Break and Section
Break
3. Where to Insert page number

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UNDERSTAND
TEMPLATE.DOTX
Simulation 4a

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1. We use it for many years
before start our
PhD/Masters research
2. Almost all PCs have MS
Office(Mac as well)
3. Many student graduated
using MS Word for word
processing
4. Four types of MS Word
files
A. Failname.docx
B. Failname.dotx
C. Failname.docm
D. Failname.dotm

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To use the template (Filename.dot or Filename.dotx)

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Correct
Wrong

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1. Use the template given

2. You can modify and updating as you want
3. Don’t forget:

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FORMAT THE BODY OF

ZULI/YOUR THESIS
BY USING DRAFT MODE
Simulation 4b

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The IPSis Dean has appointed me to prepare

the template.dotx
IT IS NOT THE STUDENT JOB

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1. Is the most important and long process

2. Full understanding of the function of each style is
crucial
3. Remember: Use “CLEAR FORMATTING” button
4. Make sure no “[COMPATIBILITY MODE”
indicator at the top.

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1. THIS WILL STOP the

FULL FUNCTION OF
Template.dotx
2. PLEASE “CONVERT”
BOTH Thesis.docx AND Office 2010
Template.dotx
3. https://support.micros
oft.com/en- Office 2013/16
my/kb/2117661

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USE FULL CONTENT OF

THE TEMPLATE:
COVER TO COVER
Your Thesis

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1. Finding and using keyboard shortcuts

2. For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or
more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are
separated by a plus sign (+) in Microsoft Office
Word 2007 Help. For keyboard shortcuts in which
you press one key immediately followed by
another key, the keys to press are separated by a
comma (,).
3. Try : CTRL + A
4. (CTRL + A ) , F9

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1. Function of Page Break

a) Roman pages
2. Function of Section Break
a) Roman and arabic pages
b) Landscape and portait orientation
c) Footnote and endnote in MS Word
d) The first page for each chapter – UKM

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1. To simplify many steps in into one button or

shortcut key
2. UiTM especially unsing APA style to Table and
Figure Caption.
3. Video for for this is given

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1. Use from template and modify

2. Understand the ‘Outline Level’, ie Right click,
Paragraph, select Level 1
3. Create pdf

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1. ZoomIt
2. Skitch – Dr Mohd Zamri Sarawak
3. Screemcast-O-Matic – Dr Ani Munirah

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WAN ZUKI AZMAN WAN

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Set your PC for serious work

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Use template.dotx to format thesis.docx

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Facilities in MS Word for thesis writing

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. To use techniques in MS Word that save time (and

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Use dotx for your docx

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

2. References and Notes

5. Real case study : Your Thesis

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Use original software

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Who is your supervisor?

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. MS Office 2010, 2013

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Don’t invite disaster to come

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Set your PC for serious work

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Will manage all

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Roman pages: Preface

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Look at the structure of the thesis

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

To use the template (Filename.dot or Filename.dotx)

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

1. Use the template given

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

FORMAT THE BODY OF

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016

The IPSis Dean has appointed me to prepare

IT IS NOT THE STUDENT JOB

©W4Tmohdzulijafar2016 18 December 2016