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This collection of videos shows you how to use a range of time-saving tools when writing a thesis in MS Word 2010/2013. See the full SupportGuide at http://www.go.soton.ac.uk/thesispc. There are videos on using styles; creating tables of contents and tables of figures; using the Navigation Pane; using the Browse Object tool and many more. There is an equivelent collection for use with Word 2011 which is for use with Apple computers.

A collection of videos on time saving features when using MS Word 2011 to write a thesis. Learn how to use styles, make table of contents, make table of figures, use the document map, use the browse object tool and keep a count of the words in your file and many more useful features of Word 2011. Word 2011 is for Apple computers, there is a collection of similar video for use with the PC version Word 2010.

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A video made by physics for the AS/A Level Science & Art Competition

This is a user guide to support faculty administrators who need to use the PGR Tracker system to administer and maintain post graduate student records and related tasks. Use the 'Download' option underneath the main display to save a PDF copy of the manual locally.

This short video is a demonstration of the University of Southampton's Post Graduate Research (PGR) Tracker software that PGR students use for recording and tracking their post graduate progression milestones and training. Click on the 'Download' link to watch the video with a clearer image.

This short video is a demonstration of the University of Southampton's Post Graduate Research (PGR) Tracker software that supervisors use for tracking and recording their post graduate student’s progression and viewing training records. Click on the 'Download' link to watch the video with a clearer image.

This document contains a list of personal attributes which you will need to be able to demonstrate throughout your career. You will also be able to prepare for creating a CV by beginning to evidence your personal attributes and the description of the circumstances in which the attributes were demonstrated in a tabular form.

Short general guide to report writing with drag and drop activities and sequenced (multiple choice) questions

4 examples of student reflections

Adding illustrations can make it much easier to make a point in a thesis. Download this manual on how in insert pictures, insert SmartArt (a selection of pre-defined diagram types) and draw your own diagram with shapes in MS Word 2010. The guide also shows you how to create a Table of Figures in the thesis.

Keeping formatting consistent is made easy by using Styles and they allow you to change the look of the text formatting throughout your file with a few clicks. This video shows how to apply styles in a MS Word 2010 file. Using Heading styles also allow you to make the most out of Word’s Navigation Pane and Table of Contents features – watch our videos on those too! For best viewing Download the video.

Keeping formatting consistent is made easy by using Styles and they allow you to change the look of the text formatting throughout your file with a few clicks. This video shows how to apply styles in a MS Word 2011 file. Using Heading styles also allow you to make the most out of Word’s Navigation Pane and Table of Contents features – watch our videos on those too! For best viewing Download the video.

This video shows you how to create a single PDF file combining the contents of several files. The steps relate to using Adobe Pro X. For best viewing Download the file.

A Table of Contents can be tweaked so that it picks up the content from only part of a file (such as an Appendix). This video shows you how to make such a change to a Table of Contents that is based upon Heading Styles. For best viewing Download the video.

Finding and replacing text in an MS Word 2010 document can save time when you need to make corrections to a word or phrase throughout your file. For best viewing Download the video.

If scrolling through your Word file is a bit slow due to there being a lot of images in the file, then temporarily turn off the images and show placeholders in their stead. For best viewing Download the video.

If scrolling through your Word 2011 file is a bit slow due to there being a lot of images in the file, then temporarily turn off the images and show placeholders in the their stead. For best viewing Download the video.

The University's thesis template comes with 6 main chapter sections. If you wish to add more you'll need to perform a few steps, this video shows you how. For best viewing Download the video.

A Table of Contents can be tweaked so that it picks up the content from only part of a file (such as an Appendix). This video shows you how to make such a change to a Table of Contents that is based upon Heading Styles. For best viewing Download the video.

Writing your thesis will be made a whole lot easier if you learn to use styles. This document is written to show you how to create a consistent looking file with a table of contents. It makes considerable reference to the new University thesis template which can be downloaded from the same site as this manual.

Writing your thesis will be made a whole lot easier if you learn to use styles. This document is written to show you how to create a consistent looking file with a table of contents. It makes considerable reference to the new University thesis template which can be downloaded from the same site as this manual.

Applying Styles gives your document formatting consistency, but if you don't like how a Style looks then Modify the style to suit your need. Learn how to change font and paragraph attributes of Styles. For best viewing Download the video.

Applying Styles gives your document formatting consistency, but if you don't like how a Style looks then Modify the style to suit your need. Learn how to change font and paragraph attributes of Styles. For best viewing Download the video.

You won't always want to print the whole of your document; here are some useful ways of printing only part of a MS Word 2010 file. For best viewing Download the video.

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 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.

This template is for use with both Word 2003 (PC) and Word 2004 (Apple Mac). It provides a structure and format that meets with the University's Quality requirements for a thesis. The template has mirror margins set up to allow for double-sided printing. It is not compulsory to use the template when writing a thesis. but it's use will make your thesis well presented and should save you a lot of time and effort. Since Office 2003/2004 are no longer the supported versions of Office used at the University there are no supporting videos.

A Table of Figures, Tables or Equations can easily be created and refreshed in Word. See how to add Captions to your tables, figures or equations; and how to refresh the Table of Figures and Table of Tables in the University’s thesis template. For best viewing Download the video.

Finding and replacing text in a document can save time when you need to make corrections to a word throughout your file. For best viewing Download the video.

Word 2010 has features that make it easy to add footnotes to the bottom of pages and end notes to the end of a document or at the end of a section. See how to use these features with the University’s thesis template. For best viewing Download the video.

This will probably be the most useful and time-saving thing you can do when writing a thesis. Using Heading styles in your thesis will not only create a series of sequentially numbered, consistently formatted headings and subheadings, it will also allow you to make a refreshable Table of Contents and make the most out of Word’s Navigation Pane. For best viewing Download the video.

This will probably be the most useful and time-saving thing you can do when writing a thesis. Using Heading styles in your thesis will not only create a series of sequentially numbered, consistently formatted headings and subheadings, it will also allow you to make a refreshable Table of Contents and make the most out of Word’s Document Map. For best viewing Download the video.

Tabulating data when writing your thesis will make it easier to read and understand. This manual shows you how to use tables in Word 2010 for PC

Tabulating data when writing your thesis will make it easier to read and understand. This manual shows you how to use tables in Word 2011 for Apple Mac.

A Table of Contents can be automatically generated and refreshed in a Word document so long as you use Heading styles (see the Heading Styles video). This video shows how to use Tables of Contents in the University’s Thesis Template. For best viewing Download the video.

A Table of Contents can be automatically generated and refreshed in a Word document so long as you use Heading styles (see the Heading Styles video). This video shows how to use Tables of Contents in the University’s thesis template. For best viewing Download the video.

A Table of Figures, Tables or Equations can easily be created and refreshed in Word. This video shows how to add captions to your tables, figures or equations; and how to refresh the Table of Figures and Table of Tables in the University’s Thesis Template. For best viewing Download the video.

Knowing the number of words in a Word 2010 document or in a text selection within a file can be very useful. See how to use Word’s word count features. For best viewing Download the video.

Knowing the number of words in a Word 2011 document or in a text selection within a file can be very useful. See how to use Word’s word count features. For best viewing Download the video.

When working on a long Word document it can be very useful to be able to look at two parts of the file at the same time, use the Screen Split tool to do just this. For best viewing Download the video.

Use the Browse Object tool to quickly navigate through a selected type of object in your file – pages, tables, sections, images, footnotes or headings of your document. For best viewing Download the video.

Use the Browse Object tool to quickly navigate through a selected type of object in your file – pages, tables, sections, images, footnotes or headings of your document. For best viewing Download the video.

The Document Map makes it very easy get an overview of the heading structure of a long document and to navigate aroiund the file quickly. If you watch this video also watch the ones on Using Heading and Contents Styles as well as on Tables of Content. For best viewing Download the video.

The Navigation Pane makes it very easy to navigate around the Headings a long document, to reshuffle sections of content and to select and print parts of a file. For best viewing Download the video.

The Normal style is used for all your standard paragraphs of text in the thesis and also provides the underlying formatting attributes for other styles. Learn how to use this style. For best viewing Download the video. The Quotation style is used to indicate text that it being quoted in your thesis, see how to use this style.

The Normal style is used for all your standard paragraphs of text in the thesis and also provides the underlying formatting attributes for other styles. Learn how to use this style. The Quotation style is used to indicate text that it being quoted in your thesis, see how to use this style. For best viewing Download the video.

When working on a long Word document it can be very useful to be able to look at two parts of the file at the same time, use the Screen Split tool to do just this. For best viewing Download the video.

This video shows you when and how to use the styles TitlePage, Contents and Appendix styles in the University's thesis template in Word 2010. For best viewing Download the video.

Seeing the underlying style of each paragraph can be useful when proofing the formatting of your file. This view shows how to see the Style Area Pane. For best viewing Download the video.

International students on Pre-Sessional programmes receive an IT account for the duration of their Pre-Sessional programme. When they have passed this programme and are about to start their substantive programme of study they must cease using the Pre-Sessional IT account and Subscribe again to create a new account which will be used in their new studies. This video explains outlines what they need to do as they transition from their old account to their new account. For best viewing Download the video.

This is a sample visualization of contributions to eprints.soton.ac.uk. The visualization was created from data from the OAI endpoint using gource. The data is divided by dc:subject classification. The idea was taken from Martin Hawksey's blog post http://mashe.hawksey.info/2011/12/google-refining-jorum-ukoer/

"Web 4 All" promotes digital inclusion at the University of Southampton through a process set up to deliver web products that are accessible, usable and enjoyable to use.

A compiled JAR of the OpenImaj WebTools module. You can download this and run it straight away. See http://www.openimaj.org/ and http://blogs.ecs.soton.ac.uk/oneshare/2012/04/03/audio-proceedings/ for further details