For Microsoft Word for Mac OS X, where can I find a thesis or term paper template?

Note: UITS cannot guarantee that the thesis template discussed below will meet Indiana University's requirements for dissertations. It may, however, help you to create a document that you can adapt to meet the requirements.

Several template files available in Microsoft Office v.X, 2004, and 2008 for Mac OS X assist in setting up common projects. Among these templates are two that will help you create a term paper or thesis using Microsoft Word.

Term paper

In Office v.X, 2004, and 2008, you can use a term paper template that is installed during a base installation. To access this template, launch Word v.X, 2004, or 2008. When the Project Gallery appears, under the category listing on the left side, click the triangle to the left of Writing Toolbox. Next, click Reports, and in the panel to the right, click the Term Paper icon. Click OK. This will open the document in Word. Now you can replace the default text with your own term paper text.

Note: If the Project Gallery window does not appear when you launch Word, you can open it manually by selecting Project Gallery... from the File menu.

Thesis

A thesis template from Office 98 will work in Office v.X, 2004, and 2008. If you have an Office 98 CD, follow these instructions to install the template from the Value Pack:

1. Put the Office CD into the CD drive of your computer.
   
   
2. Double-click the icon for the CD on your desktop.
   
   
3. In the window that appears, scroll down until you can see the Microsoft Office 98 folder. Double-click the folder and then double-click the Value Pack folder. Inside this folder, double-click the Templates folder, then the Word folder, and then the Other Documents folder.
   
   
4. Inside this folder, there is a thesis template. Drag this template to the Templates folder inside your Microsoft Office folder.

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