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Research posters & creative displays.

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Characteristics of a Great Poster or Visual Display

• Title length is concise, and uses language that your target audience can understand.
• Text is 'to the point'
• Word count of between 500 to 800 words (or less)
• Width of text boxes should be about 40 characters (11 words per line)
• Use of bullets and numbering lists makes the content easier to read
• Effective use of graphics, color and fonts
• Consistent and clean layout
• List of references
• Include any acknowledgments, plus your name and institutional affiliation

General Tips for Designing Posters

• Posters and Presentations (Gerstein Library, University of Toronto) Tips on creating effective posters and presentations, including templates, suggested tools, and video tutorials.
• Undergraduate Research | Poster Presentations (Mount Royal University) Includes Humanities and Science posters.
• Creating Effective Poster Presentations
• Designing Communications for a Poster Fair (The Pennsylvania State University) Tips for Success
• Designing Conference Posters, by C.B. Purdington
• Assignment Calculator Use the assignment calculator to generate a work schedule for completing your poster.

Tutorials and Templates

• Better Scientific Poster by Mike Morrison
• Poster tutorial and templates by Posternerd Templates are provided in Scientific Poster Parts and Billboard Posters sections.
• Presentation and eLearning resources by BrightCarbon Information on writing presentations, slide visualisation, PowerPoint tips and tricks, presentation skills, training and learning, templates and freebies.

Poster Examples

• PhD Posters
• "Pimp my Poster" Flickr Group
• ePosters An open access library of scientific and medical posters.

Accessibility Considerations for Designing Posters

Clear Print Guide (Canadian National Institute for the Blind): 

Guidelines for Creating Accessible Printed Posters (PDF, Association of University Centres on Disabilities) 

Designing Research Posters for the Sciences

• Scientific Poster Design (download Powerpoint presentation from Cornell University)
• Preparing a Poster for Presenting a Chemistry Topic (Dublin Institute of Technology)
• Creating an Effective Scientific Poster (University of Guelph)

Designing Research Posters for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Research posters typically include sections for the research problem, methods, results, and conclusion. However, this formula may not always work well for all types of work. Students who conduct research in other ways or engage in creative activities can also create posters on their work;  they just need to think differently about the poster.  Posters for creative works may include more images than research posters might as well as some descriptive text about what what is shown, what it means or what you learned, and the significance or importance of that work. The goal of any poster should be display your work in a concise way, so that you can elaborate on those ideas when people stop to discuss your work, so be mindful about how much text you put on the poster.

• Design Tips for Creating an Arts an Humanities Poster (Western University)
• Basic Layout for Social Science Disciplines (University of California, Los Angeles)
• Designing a Research Poster for the Humanities/Social Sciences (University of Maryland)
• Poster Presentation in the Arts (St. Mary's University)

Creating a Poster in Microsoft Powerpoint

• Creating a Poster with Microsoft Powerpoint (UTM Library)
• Creating Research Posters in PowerPoint (University of Saskatchewan)
• How to create beautiful and effective academic posters in PowerPoint
• How to make a scientific poster using Power Point (YouTube Video)
• How to Make a Poster in PowerPoint

Note: Students can access Microsoft Powerpoint via the computers in the Library.

Creating a Poster with Adobe inDesign and Creative Cloud

• Create and Design a Research Poster using InDesign and Adobe CC (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Note:  Adobe Creative Suite is available to students in the  Library's Makerspace .

Creating a Poster with online design software

• Research poster templates in Canva
• Scientific research templates & examples in Marq (formerly LucidPress)
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PowerPoint Essentials

Selecting your software.

Screen reader compatible : Yes Live captioning : Yes Clear visuals : Yes

Screen reader compatible : No Live captioning : No Clear visuals : No

Screen reader compatible : Yes Live captioning : No Clear visuals : Yes

University of Toronto students, faculty, and staff have access to Office 365 , which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.

Creating Your PowerPoint

Design best practices.

• Know your goal and audience
• Create a clean and uncluttered layout
• Establish consistency, perhaps via a Slide Master
• Identify your audience’s pattern of reading (e.g., F-pattern, Z-pattern)
• Use concise, non-figurative, accurate language
• Present three to six points per slide
• Limit the number of lines per point; one to two lines is standard
• Use standard, non-decorative fonts
• For readability, use sans-serif fonts (e.g., Arial, Verdana, Helvetica)
• Use larger fonts, 24 points and higher
• Bold for emphasis, underline for links
• Ensure colour contrast by using a contract checker
• Check readability by switching to “Grayscale” view
• Avoid relying on colour as the only means of conveying information
• Match the colour with the tone of content
• Use bulleted (unordered) list to group non-sequenced items
• Use numbered (ordered) list to group sequenced items
• Do not “simulate” a list with hyphens; use the “Bullets” and “Numbering” tools
• Avoid importing charts from other programs; PowerPoint may treat the chart as an image
• Create a new chart by navigating to the “Insert” ribbon tab and click on “Chart”
• Caption verbal content and include audio description where appropriate

Checking for accessibility and usability

PowerPoint has an Accessibility Checker. On the “Review” ribbon tab, select “Check Accessibility.” The Accessibility Checker will not identify all accessibility and usability issues. Use the information below to identify common problems in PowerPoint design. Problems that the Accessibility Checker identify are marked with an asterisk (*).

• Slide titles allow screen readers to navigate through the presentation
• Use the default layouts for creating new slides
• The title is placed within “Title Placeholder,” not a “Text Box”
• If you have multiple slides of the same topic, use a numbering system (Topic A 1 of 3, Topic A 2 of 3, etc.)
• Provide alternative texts for images
• Right-click on the image and select “Edit Alt Text”
• Identify a single column or row as a header
• Click inside the table to make the “Table Tools” options visible
• Select the “Design” ribbon tab on check the box for Header Row or First Column
• Tables should have simple cell structures to improve navigability
• Avoid merged or split cells
• Screen readers read text boxes last, regardless of the visual order
• On the “Home” ribbon tab, click “Select,” and open the “Selection pane”
• Readjust the reading order; place objects read first at the bottom of the list
• Screen readers can scan a list of links; as a result, unclear hyperlinks such as “click here” does not provide information about the destination target
• Create meaningful hyperlink by including the full title of the destination page or the URL of the page if it is short and descriptive
• Users who are blind, have low vision, or are colour-blind may miss out on meaning conveyed by colours alone
• In the “View” ribbon tab, switch to “Grayscale” view
• Underline hyperlinks instead of relying on colour onlyFor headings, consider using a larger font or adding bold
• Use sufficient contrast between text and background
• Use contrast checkers to check the colour contrast ratio
• Acart Communications, Valerii, and WebAIM provide free web-based contrast checkers
• Screen readers ignore slide transitions and text effects
• Avoid slide transitions and text effects unless there is a pedagogical purpose

Designing with a Slide Master

A slide master allows you to set the theme, layout, background, fonts, colours, and style to an entire presentation. Layout masters for each type of slides (title slide, title and content, section header, two content, comparison, etc.) are nested beneath the slide master. Use the slide master to set up header and footer information such as date and time or slide number. Designing with a slide master reduces design time significantly. To access the Slide Master, go to the “View” ribbon tab and click on “Slide Master.”

Adding Metadata

Before finishing your PowerPoint design, click on “File,” then “Info,” then “Properties,” and select “Advanced Properties” to add metadata about your document. Provide information on the title, subject, author, category, and keywords to help organize, search, and identify documents and its contents.

Using presentation shortcuts

• Enter OR Spacebar
• Page Down OR Right arrow key OR Down arrow key
• Page up OR Left arrow key OR Up arrow key

“number” Enter

Working with Images

Three types of images.

When working with images, remember to cite your images. Consult the University of British Columbia’s Directory of Image Sources and the Image Citation Guide to find and cite images.

• Visual representation of the content
• Provide a figure caption and an alternative text up to 120 characters
• Used for aesthetic purposes, such as borders or dividers
• No alt text (alt = “”)
• Images containing substantial information such as charts, maps, or diagrams
• Information cannot be conveyed in a 120-character alt-text
• The purpose of the complex image should also be described in the main text

Two types of alternative text

• A short description to identify the image
• Inserted in the code of an image via the “Alt Text” box
• For example: Best animal chart
• Provides more details than the shorter alt text
• For example: This bar chart illustrates which is the best animal between wombat, quokka, and koala according to three criteria: fluffiness, friendliness, and innovativeness. Quokka scored higher on friendliness (4.4) than wombat (2.5), while wombat scored higher on innovativeness (4.3) compared to quokkas and koalas (2.4 and 1.8 respectively)
• The long description can be in the same document or hyperlinked to a separate page

Further Resources

Council of Ontario Universities. (2012). Using PowerPoint .

Duarte, N. (2008). Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentation . O’Reilly Media.

Reynolds, G. (2014). Presentation Zen Design: A Simple, Visual Approach to Presenting in Today’s World . 2nd ed. New Riders.

WebAIM. (2019). PowerPoint Accessibility .

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PowerPoint is a presentation application offered through Office 365. With PowerPoint, you can create high-quality and effective presentations for a wide range of audiences and stakeholders while collaborating on edits with colleagues in real-time.

Use PowerPoint with Office 365 tools such as Excel to create powerful, integrated presentation models. PowerPoint also offers a variety of features to make creating engaging slides easy, including:

• A design ideas feature that automatically gives you graphic and formatting recommendations.
• A wide selection of templates to build presentations from.
• Built-in photo editing tools.
• SmartArt options that can convert text-based ideas into graphics.

Use the online and desktop versions of PowerPoint with OneDrive to easily and securely share your presentations, and to access your slides from anywhere you go.

PowerPoint is available for free to faculty and staff using Office 365 and can be installed on up to five personal computers.

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Presentations become easier with preparation and practice. It’s natural to feel nervous in the days and hours leading up to any public performance. Even experienced actors and politicians admit they still suffer from stage fright from time to time!

There are many ways to lessen performance-related anxiety and its impact on your delivery. Whether you’re working on a five-minute speech or a dissertation defense, you’ll want to understand what’s expected of you, craft a realistic plan for the available time, rehearse, deploy visual aids and other media effectively, and dress for success.

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Engaging in classes online can be tricky.  Here are a few suggestions for effective participation:

• Make time in advance of an online lecture to get set up.  Find a quiet and comfortable space, gather your materials, check your internet connection and make sure your computer is charged and compatible with the online platform.
• Investigate the online platform controls and test your computer’s camera and microphone.  When you turn your camera on, behave as if you were in class: pay attention and be respectful of others in the virtual room.  Avoid back lighting so that you are fully visible and if you are attending through your phone, put is somewhere stable.
• Mute your microphone when you are not speaking if you need to reduce noise interference.  When you want to speak, try to avoid talking over other people.  Many platforms have a chat function so you can ask questions: try to phrase your statements as clearly as possible for someone reading your message at home.  If you are using Zoom, you can use the “raise hand” function to tell the instructor that you’d like to participate.  Be sure to put your “hand” down when you are done!

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Poster presentations: How to prepare, design, and present

Preparing for a poster presentation can be a daunting task, especially if you’re used to writing academic papers. Fear not! This workshop is designed to support the learner through the entire process of preparing a poster, designing, and presenting. Also, touching on design tools and software and best practices. Providing students with the opportunity to evaluate and analyse many different examples of posters, while exploring design dos and don’ts. Concluding with strategies to prepare for the presentation itself.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to:

• Articulate best practices in design and layout
• Understand the elements that should be included in a research poster
• Identify tools and software available to create posters
• Prepare for presenting research and interacting with attendees

Instructor: Kaitlyn Merriman, Instruction and Communications Librarian, Gerstein Library

Date and Time: October 19, 2022 from 2-3.30 pm

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Consistency is essential to a strong and unified brand. However, consistency, for us, does not mean conformity or sameness. On the contrary, Boundless is about amplifying and celebrating the distinct characteristics of our campuses, colleges, faculties and departments, and demonstrating how they help define and strengthen the University’s overall reputation and personality.

We tell our stories through a variety of channels—from print ads and direct mail to cases for support and video. Our goal is to tell the University’s story in a consistent and compelling way across all of these platforms.

Digital is an integral part of our communications ecosystem. Each channel has a clearly defined role in advancing our overarching brand strategy. Our guidelines can be applied to any U of T digital property.

U of T alumni are leaders in every walk of life. And their spirited and dedicated involvement as advisors, mentors, volunteers and donors brightens every aspect of our University.

Our samples demonstrate how the university is applying Boundless to various marketing materials.

Digital Channels

To view email templates click on the links below. You can use the code from these pages to create your own emails based on the templates.

E-Solicitations

E-newsletters.

View Boundless Campaign example View News@UofT example

Email Signature

The use of consistent email signatures by U of T advancement staff reinforces consistency of the Boundless brand and contributes to more professional communications. Email signatures also offer an opportunity to share important information and links with the recipients of email messages.

The template below can be used, with modifications to suit each individual’s situation; for example, the URL and social media links can be changed.

The font should be specified as 10 point Arial Regular. The name should be entered as all caps in Arial Bold.

The interchangeable tagline may be useful in promoting an important news story or an Impact Story. As a default, the tagline What Makes Us Boundless? can be used as a hyperlink to that story on the Boundless website.

NAME Title Department University of Toronto Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 3 XXX-XXX-XXXX XXX-XXX-XXXX (m) boundless.utoronto.ca

Optional section: Interchangeable tagline linking to relevant story. Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Print Applications

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Prof. Cynthia Goh, University of Toronto

Prof. Prabhat Jha, University of Toronto

Peter Munk: A Bold Vision

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Emanuella alimlim vignette, president gertler vignette, celebrating a century of health innovation.

Our revolutionary discovery of insulin has saved millions of lives, and sparked a culture of ingenuity and collaboration that continues to change the world.

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

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These resources are intended to provide support for students and faculty members in creating materials with a clear and accurate impression of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. The School’s brand reflects the Faculty’s Vision, Mission and Values , and sets the standard for communications inside and outside the Faculty, therefore it is crucial that all elements of visual expression are appropriately used.

Contact the Office of Communications  regarding appropriate logo and wordmark usage.

Staff, students and faculty should visit our internal SharePoint site for more logo format options, PowerPoint presentations, Zoom backgrounds and more. 

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Logos & Templates

Dalla Lana School of Public Health logos

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Dalla Lana School of Public Health Wordmark

The wordmark has been developed using customized typography. If the wordmark is to be placed over a darker background, the white version should be used.

The wordmark must be used in combination with it’s appropriate U of T logo (DLSPH, IHPME, JCB, WBIIH, etc). It cannot be used on its own. Please contact DLSPH Communications for appropriate wordmark usage and approval.

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Contact the divisional administrative contact to inquire about appropriate use of DLSPH letterhead for a letter of reference or other purposes.

Communication Resources

The University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, identity and brand is internationally recognized and should be leveraged whenever possible. Whether you're preparing a presentation, or an external facing document, or simply need a logo, we've got your resources here.

Please note: the University of Toronto brand and trademark is to be used under certain parameters determined by the University. Please contact our communications officer , to ensure brand guidelines   are being met before publishing or disseminating your communications collateral.

Communications Resources

Here you'll find:.

• Division-specific PowerPoint Templates
• For Faculty of Medicine templates, please contact the Faculty of Medicine Office of Communications .
• For division-specific logos, please contact the Communications Officer .
• Department of Medicine Word document template
• For additional TFoM Backgrounds please email the Communications Officer
• Visual Identity Style Guide
• Social Media Guidelines
• Other guidelines are available through the Faculty of Medicine Office of Communications. 
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• Website request form
• Website style guide
• Photo release form
• Event signage

Divisional templates:

We've also developed divisional newsletter, event and rounds templates using MailChimp. If you'd like to adopt these templates, contact the communications officer for account set-up and training sessions.

• Example of divisional newsletter template
• Example of a divisional event template
• Example of divisional rounds template
• Example of City-Wide Medical Grand Rounds template

Emailing Wisely: New guidance on the use of work-related email and text communication

The Department of Medicine has developed guidance to help clarify expectations and inform best practices for email and text communication. Click here to read more.

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Business analysis.

• Developing a full awareness of your situation can help with strategic planning, bringing new ideas forward and decision-making.
• A SWOT analysis can be used at the individual, unit or organization level to analyze issues that have led to failure in the past and better understand factors for success. It’s a tool to help gather and organize information.
• The results of a SWOT analysis will help inform an action plan.
• SWOT Analysis Template
• Establishing specific and concise objectives are the building blocks to achieving goals.
• The SMART process helps set your initiative/project up for success.
• The results of the SMART worksheet will help communicate your plans for change to management via the vision and scope document.
• SMART Objectives Template
• This document is the building block to formulating a business case. It identifies the need for the solution, the value it will bring to the organization, and who will benefit from it once implemented.
• It also begins to capture some of the key features or requirements of the solution as well as what the solution will not address. This ensures clarity across stakeholders as the initiative moves forward.
• Vision and Scope Template
• The purpose of the business case is to clearly outline the benefits and strategic alignment of the proposed project, in order to justify the expenditures.
• Input into the business case can come from a variety of stakeholders such as, management, subject matter experts within and outside of the unit, students, etc. The document is typically approved by senior leadership.
• Business Case Template

Project Management

This is the first phase in a standard waterfall project management methodology. It involves identifying the need for the project, who will lead it and who the key stakeholders are. It also requires appropriate sponsorship and approval to proceed.

• Stakeholder Worksheet
• Strategic Change Canvas

This is the second phase in a standard waterfall project management methodology. It involves defining project roles and responsibilities, identifying risks, and establishing the degree of change required. It also requires listing out key project deliverables and creating a milestone timeline.

• Project Charter Template
• RACI Template
• Communication Plan Template
• Gantt Chart Template

This is the third phase in a standard waterfall project management methodology. It involves tracking progress on project activities, updating the project plan, proactively managing risks and issues and keeping stakeholders engaged.

• Meeting Minutes Template
• RAID Log (ongoing)
• Status Report Template

This is the final phase in a standard waterfall project management methodology. It involves measuring the success of project deliverables, collecting and sharing insights/learnings, and transitioning the project to operations.

• Lessons Learned Template
• Closure Report Template

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School of Graduate Studies

Overall, it is important to submit an Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) that has a consistent and readable appearance. Here is useful information about ETD format and style, including templates for Word and LaTeX.

Styles & Templates

Consistency in style and formatting of a thesis is essential. Tools for creating styles, footnotes, a table of contents, and other features, including the recommended order of thesis sections, have been formatted by SGS into a thesis template. It is available in  Microsoft Word​ and  LaTeX  formats. 

We strongly recommended that authors use an SGS thesis template. The template can be applied at any stage of the writing process, but using one at an early stage will simplify formatting and PDF conversion. 

Tip: Open the Word template in a new tab or window. Then save a copy with the name of your thesis. If you’re using a version of Word prior to 2007, save it as a .dot file.   

These templates assist you with the formatting and production of your thesis, but you must ensure that your thesis meets SGS formatting requirements. If you choose not to use an SGS template you may use the tools provided for indexing, page numbering, etc. provided by your word processing software.

Specific Requirements

Language of doctoral theses.

In Division I (Humanities), permission may be given for a thesis to be written in a language other than English or French when the language has been approved for use in a thesis by the graduate unit concerned. Before such permission is granted, the graduate unit chair must certify to SGS in writing that the candidate has passed a supervised essay-type examination, written in English, that demonstrates the student’s proficiency in writing correct and idiomatic English prose.

A supplementary abstract of about 5,000 words in English or French must form part of a thesis that is written in a language other than English or French. No language other than English or French may be used for the conduct of the doctoral final oral examination.

Technical Requirements

The thesis must be in PDF format. It may also include supplementary files for multimedia, sound, video, or HTML pages with embedded files. Please note that the following guidelines are the minimum technical requirements. Differing disciplines may have their own conventions. Check with your supervisor for discipline-specific formatting.

The following guidelines apply to the main text-based thesis file:

Must be a minimum of 10 points. You may use a smaller font size for graphs, formulas, footnotes, and appendices; avoid italics.

Line Spacing

Must be at least one-and-a-half spaces, except for the thesis abstract, which should be double-spaced. Single spacing may be used for long quoted passages and footnotes.

Footnotes, References, Bibliography and Heading Styles

Different disciplines and graduate units will have their own preferred practices. Please follow the styles that are preferred in your discipline and graduate unit. If you are unsure, consult your supervisory committee. Generally the preferred location for footnotes is either at the bottom of the page or at the end of the chapters to which they refer. Consistency is important.

Page & Margin Sizes

Page size should be 8 1/2″ x 11″ (21.5 cm x 28 cm) with the text reading across the 8 1/2″ (21.5 cm) dimension. If you are planning on having the thesis printed and bound (for a unit requirement, or your supervisor), the left margin should be at least 1 1/4″ (32 mm), and the remaining three margins should be at least 3/4″ (20 mm) to the main text. Margin sizes are not as critical in digital formats.

Page Numbering

Each and every page in the thesis must be numbered with the exception of the title page. The preliminary portion of the thesis should be numbered with small Roman numerals placed in the centre of the page, about half an inch from the bottom. Numbering begins with the Abstract as page ii. The Title Page is considered as page i, but must not show a page number.

The accepted order of pages within the preliminary section of the thesis follows:

• Acknowledgments (where applicable)
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables (where applicable)
• List of Plates (where applicable)
• List of Figures (where applicable)
• List of Appendices (where applicable)

See Sample of Title Page below. The title page should show:

• the words “A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of (state full name of degree), Graduate Department of (state name of graduate department), in the University of Toronto”
• the thesis title (capitalize the content words)
• student’s name (consistent with ACORN)
• the universal copyright notice (the date should be the year the degree is conferred); the universal copyright notice must appear on one line

Sample of Title Page

(NOTE: Spacing is approximate on 8 1/2″ x 11″ or 21.5cm x 28cm page)(2″ or 5 cm from top of page) This Area is Recommended for the Thesis Title Only (1 1/2″or approx 4cm) by (1 1/2″ or approx 4cm) Jane Ann Doe (2″or approx 5cm) A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of (state degree) (state full name of Graduate Department) University of Toronto (1 1/4″or approx 3cm) © Copyright by Jane Ann Doe (state year of graduation) (1 1/4″or approx 3cm from Bottom of page)

All theses must include an abstract.

• Font size must be a minimum of 10 points.
• Lines of text must be double-spaced.
• Abstract must not exceed 350 words for a doctoral thesis or 150 words for a master’s thesis.
• Left margin should be at least 1 1/4″ (32 mm); the remaining three margins should be at least 3/4″ (20 mm) to the main text.
• The student’s thesis title, degree and year of convocation, full name, name of graduate department, and name of university must appear on the top of the abstract’s first page. This information is not included in the 350-/150-word count.
• Symbols, as well as foreign words and phrases, must be clearly and accurately displayed.
• Graphs, charts, tables, and illustrations are not included.

​PDF Creation

Create the PDF version of your thesis using Adobe Acrobat or other PDF-creation software. Use the conversion tool available on the digital library repository  or use computers equipped with this software ​in the Information Commons at Robarts Library.

​File Management

The main thesis text-based file must be in PDF format.

Multiple file formats are an option when attaching supplementary file submissions for multimedia, sound, video, including HTML pages with embedded files. If the system does not automatically recognize the format of the file you have uploaded, you will be asked to select the appropriate format from the list offered. If the format is not in the list, click on ‘Format Not in List’ and describe the format in the text box appearing lower on the page. Be sure to give the name of the application you used to create the file and the version of that application, e.g., ‘Autodesk AutoCAD R20 for UNIX.’

​​​File Naming Convention

The main thesis file must be in PDF format. Create a PDF of the final approved version of your thesis before you start the submission process.

You must use the following file naming convention:

lastname_firstname_middleinitial(s)_graduationyearmonth_degreedesignator_thesis.pdf

e.g., Smith_Lorie_L_202011_PhD_thesis.pdf

Supplementary files should follow the same naming convention:

e.g., Smith_Lorie_L_202011_PhD_datatables.exl

Please note that if you converted your file within the digital library repository , you will need to rename the file once you receive and check your pdf.

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