Documentation:Research Commons/Thesis Formatting/Templates and Guides/PC/Word 2007/Troubleshooting

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If you run into formatting issues other than page numbering and table of contents, you may find the solution here. You will find instructions with screen-shots for creating Landscape Pages, fixing Margins, where to find Word Count & Spell Check and how to use the Hidden Mark-ups feature to find out why you may be having formatting difficulties.

Landscape Pages

Step 1: Move the cursor to the end of the Portrait Page, then select, Page Layout -> Breaks -> Section Break (Next Page)

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Step 2: Move the cursor to the page you want to turn into landscape, then select, Page Layout -> Orientation -> Landscape

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Step 4: Move the cursor to the end of the Landscape Page, then select, Page Layout -> Breaks -> Section Break (Next Page)

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Step 5: Move the cursor to the page after the Landscape Page, then choose, Page Layout -> Orientation -> Portrait

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Step 7: A Landscape Page between two Portrait Pages

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Margins

Step 1: Go to Page Layout -> Custom Margin...

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Step 2: Specify the margins -> OK

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Word Count

Step 1: Go to Review -> Word Count...

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Spell Check

Step 1: Go to Review -> Spelling and Grammar...

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Show Hidden Markups

Step 1: Hidden markups will be shown, good for fixing mistakenly added breaks, tabs

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