Checklist of Common Errors
1. Table of Contents
- ALL subheadings are included, and they appear verbatim inside the document鈥檚 text.
- Follow the selected citation style closely regarding margins and the different levels of headings.
2. Text
- No BOLD type is used except for headings, or when required as part of a formula.
- No 鈥�1-liners鈥� (also known as widows or orphans) appear at the top of pages.
- No sub-heading is left hanging by itself at the end of a page.
3. Tables, Figures, & Other Illustrations
- All terms 鈥淭able鈥� or 鈥淔igure鈥� are consistently in either all capital letters or upper & lowercase.
- Tables that are continued on subsequent pages must include table column headings at the top of each page.
- Tables/figures that are continued on subsequent pages must include the title and (continued)
at
the top of each page. For example:
Table X (Continued)
4. References
- Materials actually used are your REFERENCES. Background material goes in a BIBLIOGRAPHY.
- You have followed your chosen citation style exactly.
- There are no 鈥渟plit鈥� citations from one page to the next.
- You replace all underlined materials with italics.
5. Appendices
- If you only have one appendix, it is still labeled 鈥淎ppendix 1 (or I)鈥� or 鈥淎ppendix A鈥�.
- Subsequent pages of multi-paged appendices are titled: Appendix A (Continued).
- Appendix documents meet margin requirements.
- Use a 1-inch margin at top of page for each new appendix
- Appendix pages with tables or figures have table or figure titles as well as appendix headings.
6. Images
- Images/charts are clear and legible. The reader should be able to read/see it clearly.
7. Signature Page
- Make sure to watch auto-capitalization. Word always tries to capitalize 鈥榖y鈥� and 鈥榦f鈥�
when they
come at the beginning of a new line. - Don鈥檛 forget the period after D. in Advisor Name, Ph.D., Committee Chair.
8. Pagination
- Pagination begins on the Table of Contents page and follows your chosen citation style.