Spacing before the heading is 24 pt and after the heading it is 12 pt. In styles Heading 2 and Heading 3 the heading size is 12, the heading is in bold and spacing before and after the heading is 12 pt. Only capitalise the initial letter of the heading. Do not number the heading or include it in the table of contents if the heading has only a small amount of text under it, or if the heading does not have a pair (e.g. there is 2.1 but no 2.2), or if the style is Heading 4. However, also enter Heading 4 (a guidance heading) in bold. When using Word, do not press Enter at the end of each line, but only at the end of the chapter. When you write on this template using the Normal style, Word aligns the text in the chapter to both margins and also automatically hyphenates the document. According to the thesis instructions, a gap, spacing, is also automatically left between paragraphs. When entering text, you should have the Word button Show paragraph marks active. The button has the ¶ symbol and it is located in the Start tab of the Ribbon. Thesis structure and language The elements of the thesis: cover (without a page number) abstract (page number 2 at the bottom centre of the page, as in these instructions) table of contents (a list of the terminology used in the thesis: Terminology or Concepts) introduction (the first numbered chapter: 1 Introduction) the actual text: theory and reporting your thesis in several chapters final chapter (the last numbered chapter or two separate chapters, titled Summary or Discussion, or Summary and discussion) (a list of figures, if any: Figures) (a list of graphs, if any: Graphs) (a list of tables, if any: Tables)
Spacing before the heading is 24 pt and after the heading it is 12 pt. In styles Heading 2 and Heading 3 the heading size is 12, the heading is in bold and spacing before and after the heading is 12 pt. Only capitalise the initial letter of the heading. Do not number the heading or include it in the table of contents if the heading has only a small amount of text under it, or if the heading does not have a pair (e.g. there is 2.1 but no 2.2), or if the style is Heading 4. However, also enter Heading 4 (a guidance heading) in bold. When using Word, do not press Enter at the end of each line, but only at the end of the chapter. When you write on this template using the Normal style, Word aligns the text in the chapter to both margins and also automatically hyphenates the document. According to the thesis instructions, a gap, spacing, is also automatically left between paragraphs. When entering text, you should have the Word button Show paragraph marks active. The button has the ¶ symbol and it is located in the Start tab of the Ribbon. Thesis structure and language The elements of the thesis: cover (without a page number) abstract (page number 2 at the bottom centre of the page, as in these instructions) table of contents (a list of the terminology used in the thesis: Terminology or Concepts) introduction (the first numbered chapter: 1 Introduction) the actual text: theory and reporting your thesis in several chapters final chapter (the last numbered chapter or two separate chapters, titled Summary or Discussion, or Summary and discussion) (a list of figures, if any: Figures) (a list of graphs, if any: Graphs) (a list of tables, if any: Tables)
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