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This handbook has been formatted with the proper margins. The 1.5” left margin allows
for binding the document properly.

Justification

You may select to format your dissertation with a ragged right margin (as used in the
bulk of this handbook), or full-justified (as used in this paragraph) which establishes even
margins on the left and right. See how the end words on each line of this paragraph end
in the same place. Notice how this differs from other paragraphs in this text. You may
wish to consult with your department as to the standards in your discipline.

Line Spacing

Each page must be double-spaced, with the following exceptions:

1. Front matter such as the title page, table of contents, lists of tables and figures
may be single-spaced;
2. Tables within the text may be single-spaced;
3. Extended citations within the text may be set off and single-spaced. Consult
your style manual for details;
4. Definitions within glossaries or questions within surveys may be single-
spaced, but double-spaced between entries; and
5. Scholarly references—footnotes, endnotes, bibliography or list of references—
may be single-spaced, but double-spaced between entries.

Page Number Placement

Page numbers must be placed either at the bottom center or the top right of each page.
If you choose the top right you may place the page number at the bottom center when
beginning a new chapter. Otherwise, maintain a consistent placement throughout your
manuscript.

Widows and Orphans last word.
A “widow” is a short line or single word ending a paragraph You can adjust the settings
for your documents, so you
at the top of the next page (as in the example below of can avoid typographical
widows. The “last word” at
“last word.”) the top of this page is a
widow. It has been separated
from the rest of the
An “orphan” is a heading or subheading that appears at the paragraph. Another complete
line of text would keep “last
bottom of a page with the text beginning on the word” from being a widow.
An “orphan” is a heading
following page (as in the example of “Submission”) that does not introduce a
topic immediately as in the
case below.
Submission

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