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Thesis formatting resources before submission
Use these guides to understand the formatting problems that usually appear near the deadline: empty tables of contents, broken lists of figures, oversized footnotes, section breaks, page numbers, margins, and PDF export differences.
High-intent formatting problems
Why the TOC is empty, not clickable, missing headings, or badly organized.
Figures List of figures not working in Word thesisCaption and field problems behind empty or handmade figure lists.
Tables List of tables not working in Word thesisCaption and field problems behind empty or handmade table lists.
Footnotes Thesis footnote formatting in WordFont size, spacing, links, real footnote markers, and common repair risks.
Layout Thesis margins and line spacingHow margins, Times New Roman, 12pt body text, and 1.5 spacing are checked.
PDF Thesis PDF export checkWhat to verify when DOCX and PDF no longer match before upload.
PDF audit PDF thesis formatting auditWhat can be checked in a PDF and when DOCX/OCR is needed.
OCR Scanned PDF thesis OCRHow scanned theses are reviewed before any OCR rebuild.
DOCX vs PDF Word vs PDF thesis formattingWhy DOCX is best for repair and PDF is safest for audit.
Final check Thesis formatting before submissionA practical final pass for students who are close to delivery or printing.
Decision guide Thesis template vs formatting serviceWhen a template is enough and when a finished thesis needs a formatting audit.
University guideline pages
Reviewed pages for Canada, United States, United Kingdom, France, and Morocco.
Guides FR Guides de mise en page par universitePages francophones pour les consignes de these, memoire, figures, tableaux et PDF.
Canada UBC thesis formatting guideline auditUse the official guideline source and request a DOCX/PDF formatting-risk audit.
US Harvard dissertation formatting auditCheck TOC, margins, figures, tables, footnotes, page numbers, and PDF export risk.
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