Printing process

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Printing process

Document Services: in-house publishing

Document Services is the printery of the University of South Australia, providing a full range of in-house printing, photocopying and graphic design services to students.

Document Services will print your thesis – use the Thesis Order Form to place your request. You can email dsc.mail@unisa.edu.au for a quote on the cost of printing.

Note – to print your thesis at Document Services, it needs to be a PDF file. More information about converting your thesis to PDF

See Binding your thesis for information about external bookbinders.

Converting your thesis to PDF

 


PC users

The expensive option is to download a copy of the full version of Adobe Acrobat. An effective alternative is PrimoPDF, free software that you can download to turn your Word document into a PDF file (includes instruction manual).

Download a free version of PrimoPDF (14.2 mb)

You can also check the computer pools at UniSA to see if PrimoPDF is installed.

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Mac users

To find out how to convert Word files to PDF on a Mac, search the web for "convert Word files to PDF (Mac OS X)".

Note – some versions of Mac OS X create a new PDF file each time they encounter a section break in a large document – eg between chapters in a PhD thesis. This can result in a series of separate PDF files instead of just one . For one suggestion to overcome this problem, click Mac OS X hints

Alternatively, Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) includes Automator (Applications folder), a robot workflow management program. Automator can combine separate PDF files into one large file. See also the Mac Help menu.

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Word 2010 and 2007 users

Save as Adobe PDFGood news! Conversion to PDF is built in.

With the completed Word 2010 version of your thesis open on the screen:

  1. Select the File tab
  2. Select Save as Adobe PDF
  3. Your file will be converted to Adobe PDF

 

Click on image to enlarge

With the completed Word 2007 version of your thesis open on the screen:

  1. select Office Button (click on image for an enlarged view – select back button to return to this page)
  2. select Save as > PDF or XPS
  3. in Save in (top of box), select the folder where you wish to save your thesis
  4. in File name (near the bottom), give your thesis a name
  5. in Save as type, select PDF(*pdf)
  6. in Optimize select the boxes Open file after publishing and Standard (publishing online and printing)
  7. select Publish (bottom of box)

After a few seconds, you will have a PDF file of your thesis ready to print.

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After converting to PDF

Back up your file on:

  1. a CD-RW
  2. a DVD-RW
  3. or a USB flash drive

and follow through with Document Services, UniSA's in-house publishing service, or an external bookbinder

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Binding your thesis

Examination copies and final copies of your thesis must be securely bound. Refer to Appendix 4, Academic regulations for higher degrees by research (see the section 'Binding' for the type of thesis relevant to you).

The following bookbinders offer thesis binding services:

Academic Bookbinding Co 43 Bakewell Road, EVANDALE 8362 3649
Archival Products Aust. Pty Ltd 18 Belfast Street, HENLEY BEACH 8355 2069
Chasdor Bindery Pty Ltd 128 Grange Road, ALLENBY GARDENS 8346 9218
Riggs Bindery 36 Sussex Street, WARRADALE 8296 1049
Vellum Binding and Printing 2 Everard Avenue, KESWICK 8293 2225
William Harley & Son Pty Ltd 28 Dew Street, THEBARTON 8443 7515