General
Page Numbering
The thesis/dissertation is comprised of several different sections which require a distinct numbering format.
All page numbers should be:
- Located on the bottom of each page that requires them
- Located between .5” and .75” inches from the bottom of the page
- The same font and size as the main body of text
Pagination for Front Matter, Table of Contents & Lists, and the Main Body should be formatted as follows:
No Page Number
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
Lowercase Roman Numerals (i, ii, iii, iv, etc.)
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- Abstract
Arabic Numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.)
- Main Body
- References
- Appendices
No Page Number
- About the Author (if used, list as "End Page" in the Table of Contents)
How do you format different pagination for different sections?
There are two options:
Section Breaks
You can insert section breaks in the document where the change in style happens, and
then format the page numbers of each section. Check to ensure the sections are not
linked so that the changes in page numbers are limited to a given section.
Separate Documents
Create 3-4 separate Word documents - one for each style of page numbering. You will
then save each as a PDF and combine the PDFs using Adobe Acrobat.