Add a term paper or Thesis template to Word.
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From: tchicks on 20 Jan 2006 14:14 I would like Word (student and teacher version) to have a template a student can use to write a term paper, essay, or thesis. This should include various writing formats: proposal, applications paper, dissertation, thesis, research project etc.) I want it to also include a template for the reference page; choices of either Chicago, APA or MLA style. Or any other popular styles. This will help students, young and mature, with work flow and fewer work interruptions. There should be a feature to save references so we can choose and input previously use citings or just create them while reading the source and input them when the paper is written. The synonym and dictionary feature should be periodically updated with new words. It's too basic for students and teachers. I use Microsoft Office 2003 for Students and Teachers. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=40f7e6ed-5a41-4ce8-a2fc-6fbfc18b1f28&dg=microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
From: garfield-n-odie on 20 Jan 2006 14:20 I'm betting you would also like Word to automatically write your term paper, essay, or thesis for you while you snooze on a tropical beach somewhere... tchicks wrote: > I would like Word (student and teacher version) to have a template a > student can use to write a term paper, essay, or thesis. This should include > various writing formats: proposal, applications paper, dissertation, thesis, > research project etc.) > I want it to also include a template for the reference page; choices of > either Chicago, APA or MLA style. Or any other popular styles. This will > help students, young and mature, with work flow and fewer work interruptions. > There should be a feature to save references so we can choose and input > previously use citings or just create them while reading the source and input > them when the paper is written. > The synonym and dictionary feature should be periodically updated with > new words. It's too basic for students and teachers. > I use Microsoft Office 2003 for Students and Teachers. > > ---------------- > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then > click "I Agree" in the message pane. > > http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=40f7e6ed-5a41-4ce8-a2fc-6fbfc18b1f28&dg=microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
From: Jay Freedman on 20 Jan 2006 14:21 tchicks wrote: > I would like Word (student and teacher version) to have a > template a student can use to write a term paper, essay, or thesis. > This should include various writing formats: proposal, applications > paper, dissertation, thesis, research project etc.) [snip] > I use Microsoft Office 2003 for Students and Teachers. Click File > New to open the New Document task pane. Click the link in the pane to "Templates on Office Online". There are hundreds of templates there. Enter your terms in the Search box and see what comes back. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
From: tchicks on 20 Jan 2006 15:00 LOL, NOT! No need for the sarcasm. "garfield-n-odie" wrote: > I'm betting you would also like Word to automatically write your > term paper, essay, or thesis for you while you snooze on a > tropical beach somewhere... > > tchicks wrote: > > > I would like Word (student and teacher version) to have a template a > > student can use to write a term paper, essay, or thesis. This should include > > various writing formats: proposal, applications paper, dissertation, thesis, > > research project etc.) > > I want it to also include a template for the reference page; choices of > > either Chicago, APA or MLA style. Or any other popular styles. This will > > help students, young and mature, with work flow and fewer work interruptions. > > There should be a feature to save references so we can choose and input > > previously use citings or just create them while reading the source and input > > them when the paper is written. > > The synonym and dictionary feature should be periodically updated with > > new words. It's too basic for students and teachers. > > I use Microsoft Office 2003 for Students and Teachers. > > > > ---------------- > > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the > > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I > > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this > > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then > > click "I Agree" in the message pane. > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=40f7e6ed-5a41-4ce8-a2fc-6fbfc18b1f28&dg=microsoft.public.word.pagelayout > >
From: Charles Kenyon on 20 Jan 2006 15:21
My initial reaction was not unlike that of garfield-n-odie. Jay's response was more productive, though. There are useful templates out there. Seriously, I hope Microsoft does _not_ take you up on the suggestions for changes to Word. I realize that you put some time into making the suggestions and they are heartfelt. It could make Word a lot harder for most general users to use. Each time specialized features are added, they make Word more complicated and risk making current features not work as well as they do now. They seldom work well enough to really be helpful. (Take a look at the Master Document "feature.") To the extent Microsoft can develop and distribute templates that do what you want, more power to them, and you. The synonymn and dictionary are updated periodically, but not monthly, probably just when a new version of Word is released. There are other tools available for this. If you are using Word instead of a real dictionary and thesaurus for your research, you are limiting yourself. These tools in Word are intended to be rudimentary and are helpful for general writers. The cross-reference features already in Word are very powerful and few people are willing to take the time to learn them. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "tchicks" <tchicks(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:40F7E6ED-5A41-4CE8-A2FC-6FBFC18B1F28(a)microsoft.com... > I would like Word (student and teacher version) to have a template a > student can use to write a term paper, essay, or thesis. This should > include > various writing formats: proposal, applications paper, dissertation, > thesis, > research project etc.) > I want it to also include a template for the reference page; choices > of > either Chicago, APA or MLA style. Or any other popular styles. This will > help students, young and mature, with work flow and fewer work > interruptions. > There should be a feature to save references so we can choose and input > previously use citings or just create them while reading the source and > input > them when the paper is written. > The synonym and dictionary feature should be periodically updated with > new words. It's too basic for students and teachers. > I use Microsoft Office 2003 for Students and Teachers. > > ---------------- > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow > this > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then > click "I Agree" in the message pane. > > http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=40f7e6ed-5a41-4ce8-a2fc-6fbfc18b1f28&dg=microsoft.public.word.pagelayout |