Learning Commons:Chapman Learning Commons/Grad Thesis Formatting Word 2008 (MAC) 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 Insert -> Break -> Section Break (Next Page)

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Step 2: Select the page you want to be turned into a landscape page, File -> Page Setup...

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Step 3: Select the landscape orientation -> OK

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Step 4: Move the cursor to the end of the Landscape Page, Insert -> Break -> Section Break (Next Page)

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Step 5: Select the page after the Landscape Page File -> Page Setup...

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Step 6: Select the Portrait orientation -> OK

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Step 7: A Landscape Page between two Portrait Pages

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Margins

Step 1: Go to Format -> Document...

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Step 2: Specify the margins -> OK

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Word Count

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

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Spell Check

Step 1: Go to Tools -> 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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