Before submitting academic paper to academic advisor, one needs to make sure that the work is properly formatted. Formatting changes with time, and format requirements differ depending on one’s faculty and study field. This article lists tips on formatting your undergraduate dissertation, thesis, or other academic documents.

• Choose a suitable template. The template for an academic document can be a MicrosoftWord.docx
  or another template for Word 2010 for PC and Word 2011 for Macs. If your work is in an older version of Word, make sure that your document will be accepted by your professor.
• Use a formatting checklist. Keep a formatting checklist to keep track of details such as page numbers, tables of content, lists of figures, and page margins. Ask a faculty member to provide you with a most recent formatting guide and use it to compile a checklist. You can also retrieve a checklist online.
• Follow format of academic paper sample. Request a copy of academic document and format your work in the same way, referring to academic document of other students. Most mistakes are made on the title page, so pay attention to capital letters in the title, spacing, and line breads. List of graduation date and copyright information. Make sure that the title page is not numbered.
• Verify that parts are in correct order. Another common mistake is placing parts of academic paper in wrong order. Place the parts in needed sequence such as title page, table of contents, list of figures and tables, abstract, chapters, tables and figures, and references, followed by appendices.
• Make sure that format is consistent across the document. Read your work page by page to make sure that formatting does not differ on some pages. A consistent format attests to good quality of academic papers.
• Manage references with online citation tool. An academic project usually involved a large number of citations. A list of references is need for proper format of your academic paper. You will find it easier to manage the large volume of cited works with online citation tools. When utilizing the tool, simply enter the basic information such as title and name of authors, and the tool can produce a reference based on the data entered or copied from an academic journal.
• Formatting of academic papers does not have to be difficult. Follow these simple guidelines to producing quality undergraduate dissertation. Keep a checklist, have an academic document as a sample, and use online tools if you need assistance with the process of formatting and managing citations and references.