ETD Formatting: Global Page Settings

After you have written your thesis or dissertation, you must prepare the electronic version for submission. Overall, it is important to submit an ETD that has a consistent appearance throughout. All the pages in your ETD should follow a general format regarding page numbering, margins, and line spacing.

Page Numbering

Except for the title page and abstract, number all pages in your ETD. [Page numbers appear in page headers or footers. Consult the help files for your software on how to set up "Page Headers" and "Page Footers."]

Number the pages in the front matter with small roman numerals (i, ii, iii, iv, etc.), placed at the upper right of the page. However, the page number for the Title Page (i) and the pages of the Abstract (ii...) should not appear on the page(s).

Number all pages through the body and back matter with arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.). You should number these pages at the upper right.

Margins

All margins for your ETD (left, right, top, bottom) should be no less than 1 inch. However, if you intend to use the same file for copies you are having bound, the left margin should be no less than 1.5 inches.

Spacing

Your ETD line spacing should be double-spaced.

Fonts

For best readability, normal body text should be twelve-point (12 pt), and in the Times or Roman fonts.

ETD Document Divisions

The ETD is divided into front matter, body matter, and back matter.