Questions & Answers: Templates

Using the Template Without Macros

If you cannot retrieve macros or if you wish to continue working without them, you can consult the current Template Guide (http://www.queensu.ca/etheses/wp-content/uploads/Queens-Thesis-Guide-2007.pdf), Step 4b: Missing or Disappearing Macros – Working Without Macros.  It provides step-by-step instructions how to carry out … Continue reading →

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I am having difficulty getting the chapters into the main thesis document

I am having difficulty getting the chapters into the main thesis document. I have written the chapter using the chapter template and have them saved as .docx files.I have read the instructions but I seem to be missing something.Do I … Continue reading →

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Template opens as string of unreadable codes

I tried to download the main template instead of downloading the template, it opens a text document that looks like this: “PK!ݬüZ [Content_Types].xml ¢( ´–MoÓ@†ïHük¯ÈÞ´„PÅ“ ¡Ap]ïŽãm½ڝ¤Í¿güSh[¤¾DJÅ“yßg^vvyóhêd!jgsv•-XV:¥í6g?6_Ã’,‰(¬µ³³Dv³zûf¹9xˆ UÛ˜³ Ñä<Ê Œˆ™ó`éIé‚H_Ö{!ïÅøõbñžKg,¦Øh°Õò3”bWc²~¤Ÿ;’B[–|êþ×XÃ¥Lx_k)@ùÞªÌÄÔ•¥–í qÃœHdü¤X€:Ž¨ýœö¸U¶Ž±Ò>¾£ž^phž¼ŒÛ×}£œƒVÜŠ€_…¡¦øƒ Å +'w†ÉÎËô]7%‚ñ„â„¢2¸µE jóçGm´§\Ã¥.¢3¿LÍ5 Qx>^M0ÿ’¤.þ~mô  †!±S mçvg …” Download again using these steps: Highlight the template … Continue reading →

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Saving downloaded templates

I am continuing to create chapters using the Queens Template, however when I save the documents by giving a name and choosing word document from the pull down menu (to save it as a .doc) I am getting a pop … Continue reading →

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Mac and the templates

Unfortunately, the macros and some of the styles in the templates do not work effectively with MS Word 2008 for the MAC because of major changes by Microsoft in the way that macros function in MS Word 2008.  MS Word … Continue reading →

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Template downloads as a Zip file

I tried to download the thesis templates for Word 2007 from the school or graduate studies over the weekend and according to your tutorials I should have downloaded dotm files, but instead the links pointed to compressed files and there … Continue reading →

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LaTex Questions

All questions related to the LaTex template must be directed to the School of Computing where the template was developed.

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Sequence of thesis elements in the template

I am currently working on my thesis and I was reviewing the “General Forms of Theses” Guideline, and in it is asks that chapter 1 be the intro, chapter 2 be the lit review, and then the rest of the … Continue reading →

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The table of contents does not work correctly

You may not have reformatted a heading correctly.  You need to change the style of a heading. Best to use the template to generate new chapters, section headings, appendices, etc.

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Template Macros don’t work or are missing

You may have opened Word before loading macro instead of double-clicking the downloaded template file (.dot or .dotm) or you may be using the wrong version of the template for your MS Word. Open a fresh copy of the template, … Continue reading →

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