NPS thesis templates and forms - Thesis Processing Office

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  Thesis Template

The template contains the pages and styles you need to format your paper, along with guidance on abstracts, figures, block quotes, et cetera. If you are new to the template, please watch the formatting demonstration below. If you still have questions, contact a thesis processor. Microsoft Word must be version 2019 or later (or Mac equivalent). The template functions best with Word 2019 or Word 365, so we recommend these versions. Download Microsoft Office, which contains Word, here. We do not, however, recommend upgrading versions in the middle of writing of your thesis. If you do, please follow the Template Setup instructions after upgrading. Do not use Word Online or in a browser; doing so will corrupt your formatting, resulting in extensive rework.

 

Templates and Forms - Before You Begin, Naming your file, Word

Before you begin

Naming your file

Word users must set up the template (mandatory for all authors for each computer used) 

Common errors that we mark (you fix)

Proofreading module

Sharing your file with Thesis Processing

Advice for acing your iThenticate review

Single author: YYMon_Last_First

Multi-author: YYMon_Last_First_Last_Last

SE or SEA capstone: YYMon_Last_First et al

where:

YY = Year of graduation

Mon = Month of graduation (first three letters)

Last and First = as in Python

Last and First et al = Last and first names of first author (alphabetically), followed by "et al"
Nested Applications
Actual Word template

Download the template

Follow the instructions on page 1 (and here) of the template carefully to avoid formatting problems that can happen when the template is shared among multiple people.

 

Formatting video, Word, skin