Meet Bob Penman. Bob is the Thesis and Dissertation Support Specialist in the Graduate School. He helps graduate students use the Thesis and Dissertation Templates. Formatting Your Thesis using MS Word General Hints/Suggestions. Use the templates provided and ALWAYS use styles for headings throughout your thesis. Please note the templates and the following instructions are based on MS Word 2003. If you require instructions on MS Word 2007 or newer version, please visit the. Alternative Sources. You have the option to use other templates and adapt them to suit. Some alternative sources for templates: kljensen's thesis at MIT (LaTeX) Format a Thesis or Dissertation in Microsoft Word. Facebook Like; Printer-friendly version; Our thesis formatting tutorial takes you step-by-step through the process. Downloadable Templates. The following templates—Microsoft Word and LaTeX—are intended to be used in conjunction with A Handbook for Theses and Dissertations and. Online templates and themes for Office. Find resumes, calendars, and budgets for Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Using the Thesis and Dissertation Templates For use with Microsoft Word on Windows and Macintosh computers January 2011 Graduate School The University of Texas at Austin Word thesis template. From OpenWetWare. Jump to: navigation, search. So, you have finally arrived at the stage of writing up your research. Congratulations. Effective 1 May 2015, the Library has released new thesis templates. The overall format of the templates has remained unchanged. The Library encourages you to use the.