IT Operations and Engagement (UDit) and Graduate Academic Affairs (GAA) created this online training resource page to assist University master's and doctoral degree students working on a dissertation or thesis.
UD Guidelines, Accessibility Policies and Research
Writing Your Document
Accessibility Resources
Common MS Word Formatting Topics
For all questions regarding your dissertation or thesis contact:
Linda Wallace Graduate Academic Affairs St. Mary's Hall - Room 200 937-229-2345 lwallace1@udayton.edu
Before you begin composing your document, familiarize yourself with UD's guidelines, electronic theses/dissertations (ETD) accessibility requirements and Libguides (Library Research Guides).
Before you begin writing, review your word processing technology and familiarize yourself with the document accessibility functions:
These resources are designed to meet the OhioLINK document accessibility recommendations established in January 2023. Students are encouraged to make their dissertation and thesis documents accessible - to the fullest extent possible.
Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities
Create accessible PDFs (in Microsoft Word)
Make accessible documents in Foxit PDF Editor
Create Accessible LaTeX Documents
Sensus Access (Software that transforms a document into an accessible format)
Accessibility Tip: The Essentials of Document Accessibility
Accessibility Tip: Writing Good Alt Text
LEARN: Accessible Documents (Center for Online Learning)
Digital Accessibility Resources for the OhioLINK ETD Center
WebAIM: Microsoft Word - Creating Accessible Documents
NCDAE (National Center on Disability and Access to Education) Word Cheatsheets
WebAIM: PDF Accessibility Defining PDF Accessibility
WebAIM: Alternative Text
Section508.gov - How to Make an Accessible Document in Microsoft Word (video library)
Section508.gov - How to Test and Remediate PDFs for Accessibility Using Adobe Acrobat DC (video library)
Collection of step-by-step Microsoft Word formatting procedures and videos covering topics such as creating a table of contents, margin settings, line spacing, page breaks and section breaks.
Word for Windows Training Center (Microsoft)
Word tutorials (GCFGlobal)
Applying and modifying styles
How to create a table of contents in Word
Update a table of contents
Delete a table of contents
Page numbers
Mac users: Changing Page Numbering in Word
Page layout (page size, margins and orientation)
Line and paragraph spacing
Page breaks and section breaks
Insert footnotes and endnotes
Add citations to a Word document