How to Format Your Document: A Step-by-Step Guide

Table of Contents (ToC)

Table of Contents (ToC): Place the cursor on an empty line between the document’s title andintroduction. Next, go to References > Table of Contents. Select one of the built-in templates to insert atable of contents on this page.

Page numbers: To add page numbers, go to the Insert tab and click on Page Number > Bottom of Page.Change the page number so that it is in format Page # of #, where the first # is the current page numberand the second  is the total number of pages.

Margins: Go to Layout > Margins > Custom Margins. Make the margins 2 cm on every side.

Image: Go to Insert > Pictures. Select an image and resize it to be between 9 cm and 13 cm in both(horizontal and vertical) dimensions. Give the image a caption by selecting it, going to References >Insert Caption. In the Caption textbox of the Caption dialogue, type in a colon (:) after “Figure 1” andtype a description of the image.