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In a long document such as a thesis you'll often want to attach a numbering system to your headings. This will get Word to automatically apply numbering as you add and removing headings from the document. You'll also be able to use them for cross-referencing purposes.

If you have added the Chapter number to your Table or Figure captions they will show as 1.1, 1.2 and so on. This is linked to the numbering used in the Heading 1 style. However, once you get to the Appendices the last Chapter number will continue throughout the Appendices as the Appendix heading isn't Heading 1. So what you need to do is get Word to understand that the style from which it should be picking up the first part of the Caption has changed and that it will need to restart the numbering again in each subsequent Appendix. This isn't too complex but you must follow the instructions to the letter or else it won't work.

If you have added the Chapter number to your Table or Figure captions they will show as 1.1, 1.2 and so on. This is linked to the numbering used in the Heading 1 style. However, once you get to the Appendices the last Chapter number will continue throughout the Appendices as the Appendix heading isn't Heading 1.

The template that used to be stored here in EdShare has been moved. Please see the links in the document now stored in this resource.

The template is for use with both Word 2010/2013/2016 for PC and Word 2011/2016 for Apple Mac. The template that used to be stored here in EdShare has been moved. Please see the links on the document now stored in this resource. The template provides a structure and format that meets with the University's quality requirements for a thesis such as mirror margins to allow for double-sided printing. It is not compulsory to use the template when writing a thesis, however it's use, in conjunction with the supporting material referenced at the start of the template, will make your thesis well presented and should save you a lot of time and effort. If you have Word 2003 there is a separate template for this version of Word available. Since this is not a University supported version of Office there are no supporting videos.

Cross-references allow you to tell the reader where they can find more detailed content on a subject within in your document. This video shows you how to set up, navigate with and refresh cross-references in Word 2010. Download the video for the best viewing experience.