Dissertation formatting (and for Dr. Deckert's class last paper)

I got this from the Dissertation Manual but thought I'd repost some of the major stuff we have to do here:

FORMAT AND STYLE
Uniformity and Size of Type
The body of the text must be prepared from a clear, readable font set at the same size throughout the document. If necessary, a different font for tables and figures or for any appendices may be used. Some suggested fonts are listed below.
This is an example of Arial 12.
This is an example of Arial 11.
This is an example of Courier 12.
This is an example of Courier 11.
This is an example of Times New Roman 12.
This is an example of Times New Roman 11.
This is an example of Univers 12.
This is an example of Univers 11.
Although the School of Graduate Studies and Research will accept either font size, ProQuest suggests that the larger 12 font size be used for dissertations because the type size will be reduced on microfilm or when the file is converted to PDF.
The printer used must produce a letter quality print. All computer output, including graphs and tables, must meet reproduction standards. Regardless of the method used to print your thesis, the print must be legible, uniformly spaced and of uniform darkness. Bold cannot be used in chapter titles, subtitles, table titles, figure captions or references unless the style manual the Candidate has chosen uses bold or italics. The APA 5th Edition uses italics for subtitles, table titles, figure captions and in the reference section. Bold or italics can be used within the text for foreign words, mathematical constants, chemical element symbols, and for special emphasis. The text of the thesis must be doubled-spaced and printed on one side only. The text should be aligned to the left, leaving a ragged right margin. Begin each chapter on a new page by inserting a page break (control, enter) rather than enter. The top margin for this page must be the same as the rest of the text. The Candidate should refer to
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the style manual approved by the department (APA, MLA, ACS, etc.) for appropriate format of titles and subtitles. If the style manual does not address this question, follow the format on page 20 from this manual.

Margins
The document should be aligned to the left, leaving a ragged right margin so that spacing is consistent. Standard page size for theses is 8.5 x 11 inches and must meet the following minimum margin requirements:
Left margin (binding edge). . . . 1.5 inches
Right margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 inch
Top margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 inch
Bottom margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 inch
An extra .5 inch on the binding edge should be made if landscape format is used for tables or figures. Pages printed in landscape should have the top of the table or figure at the binding edge.
Occasional exceptions to the margins may be made for the inclusion of tables, figures, or for any appendices.

Pagination
Each page in the entire manuscript, including the appendices, must be assigned a number. The following plan of page numbering should be followed:
1. For the preliminary pages, use lowercase Roman numerals (ii, iii, iv, etc.). The numbering begins with ii; the title page counts as the first page, but the number does not appear.
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For the remainder of the manuscript (including the text, references and appendices) use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.). Each page, including the first page of each chapter must be numbered. The numbering begins with 1 and runs consecutively to the end of the manuscript. Do not use letter suffixes such as 10a or 10b.
3. All page numbers should appear in the bottom center of each page.