Checklist – chapter by chapter

Before combining all your chapters and other material to form your thesis, check the following.

each chapter and appendix set to the thesis template
each chapter and appendix begins with its correct number and title
headings set to the correct level
page numbers inserted
any headers or footers consistently situated and formatted
all intext references given correct citation
all figures and tables correctly situated and captioned
all footnotes or endnotes, consistently formatted and correctly situated
spellchecked (watch out for wrong words correctly spelt)
used Edit > Replace to eliminate double spacing, misplaced punctuation and commonly misused words (eg practice/practise)
each chapter and appendix edited and corrected in hard copy and onscreen
acceptable Reference list, formatted consistently and sorted alphabetically
all documents backed up (see backup page)

 

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