Producing a thesis or dissertation using Microsoft Word
Event Details
- Date: 30th May 2022
- Time: 11:00 – 12:30
- Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Audience: All Students
- Digital Capability: Digital Creation, Problem Solving and Innovation
- Booking Link: https://edin.ac/37eILry
Event Overview
This webinar is aimed at students intending to produce a thesis or dissertation using Microsoft Word. You can attend at any stage of your thesis/dissertation writing, but it may be most beneficial at the start.
During the webinar, we’ll show you how to use Word’s advanced features to efficiently produce a quality document. You will learn how to use styles to format and structure your thesis, create numbered headings, position and label images, work with footnotes, add structure with section breaks and headers and footers, and create tables of contents and figures.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word
About the presenters - Catherine Koppe and Andrew Kirk
Catherine delivers training on a range of topics, including reference management, document preparation and business reporting tools. She has a PhD in animal behaviour and worked in computing support before joining the Digital Skills and Training Team.
Andrew delivers training on a wide variety of courses, with a focus on video and audio editing, reference management, document preparation and videoconferencing tools. A qualified librarian, before joining the Digital Skills and Training Team he worked in libraries in Scotland and Ireland, and in a television newsroom.
