How to make a Table of Contents to cover only part of the file in MS Word 2010

A Table of Contents can be tweaked so that it picks up the content from only part of a file (such as an Appendix). This video shows you how to make such a change to a Table of Contents that is based upon Heading Styles. For best viewing Download the video.

How to add additional chapters to the University's thesis template in MS Word 2010

The University's thesis template comes with 6 main chapter sections. If you wish to add more you'll need to perform a few steps, this video shows you how. For best viewing Download the video.

Using the TitlePage, Contents and Appendix styles in the University's thesis template for MS Word 2010

This video shows you when and how to use the styles TitlePage, Contents and Appendix styles in the University's thesis template in Word 2010. For best viewing Download the video.

Using the Browse Object tool in MS Word 2011

Use the Browse Object tool to quickly navigate through a selected type of object in your file – pages, tables, sections, images, footnotes or headings of your document. For best viewing Download the video.

Using the Screen Split tool in MS Word 2011

When working on a long Word document it can be very useful to be able to look at two parts of the file at the same time, use the Screen Split tool to do just this. For best viewing Download the video.

Using the Document Map in MS Word 2011

The Document Map makes it very easy get an overview of the heading structure of a long document and to navigate aroiund the file quickly. If you watch this video also watch the ones on Using Heading and Contents Styles as well as on Tables of Content. For best viewing Download the video.

An introduction to applying styles in the University's thesis template using MS Word 2011 for Apple computers

Keeping formatting consistent is made easy by using Styles and they allow you to change the look of the text formatting throughout your file with a few clicks. This video shows how to apply styles in a MS Word 2011 file. Using Heading styles also allow you to make the most out of Word’s Navigation Pane and Table of Contents features – watch our videos on those too! For best viewing Download the video.

Using the Normal and Quotation styles in the University's thesis template in MS Word 2011 (for Apple computers)

The Normal style is used for all your standard paragraphs of text in the thesis and also provides the underlying formatting attributes for other styles. Learn how to use this style. The Quotation style is used to indicate text that it being quoted in your thesis, see how to use this style. For best viewing Download the video.

Viewing and Using the Style Area Pane in MS Word 2010 (PC)

Seeing the underlying style of each paragraph can be useful when proofing the formatting of your file. This view shows how to see the Style Area Pane. For best viewing Download the video.

Using Heading styles in the University of Southampton's thesis template for MS Word 2011 for Apple computers

This will probably be the most useful and time-saving thing you can do when writing a thesis. Using Heading styles in your thesis will not only create a series of sequentially numbered, consistently formatted headings and subheadings, it will also allow you to make a refreshable Table of Contents and make the most out of Word’s Document Map. For best viewing Download the video.

Adding an EndNote reference list in the Reference section of a thesis in Word 2010 (PC)

This video shows how to get your list of EndNote references in to the Reference section of the University template. EndNote wants to place the list at the very end of the document, but in the University's thesis structure the References are followed by the Bibliography. This video shows how to deal with this issue.

How do I get the Chapter number in Table or Figure captions to restart in Appendices using the University thesis template in Word 2010?

If you have added the Chapter number to your Table or Figure captions they will show as 1.1, 1.2 and so on. This is linked to the numbering used in the Heading 1 style. However, once you get to the Appendices the last Chapter number will continue throughout the Appendices as the Appendix heading isn't Heading 1. So what you need to do is get Word to understand that the style from which it should be picking up the first part of the Caption has changed and that it will need to restart the numbering again in each subsequent Appendix. This isn't too complex but you must follow the instructions to the letter or else it won't work.

Using the Contents and Appendix styles in the University's thesis template for MS Word 2011

This video shows you when and how to use the styles Contents and Appendix styles in the University's thesis template in Word 2011. For best viewing Download the video.

How do I get the Chapter number in Table or Figure captions to restart in Appendices using the University thesis template in Word 2011?

If you have added the Chapter number to your Table or Figure captions they will show as 1.1, 1.2 and so on. This is linked to the numbering used in the Heading 1 style. However, once you get to the Appendices the last Chapter number will continue throughout the Appendices as the Appendix heading isn't Heading 1.

Using the Table of Authorities functionality to make a Glossary in Word 2010

Word does not contain a Glossary creation tool, you may find it easiest to just create a the list yourself manually. If you want to use Word then the only tool that can be co-opted to help is the Table of Authorities and this document sets out step by step instructions on how to do this.