Create an electronic Thesis or Dissertation using Cute PDF

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Create an electronic Thesis or Dissertation using
Cute PDF

• UPeTD tutorial 1
• September 2008

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Important conditions!

• Each successful student must submit a bound paper
  copy and two electronic copies of the approved
  dissertation/thesis to the Head Student
  Administration of his/her faculty
• Format of the two electronic copies
• 1 PDF copy which you should produce yourself
  using free Cute PDF software available from
  http//www.cutepdf.com/ (click on Free Download)
• 1 Word copy
• File sizes
• Your files should be smaller than 5 MB after
  conversion
• If the entire etd is bigger than 6 MB split
  according to the guidelines available on the
  UPeTD web http//upetd.up.ac.za/authors/publish/s
  tandards.htm
• File names
• Name the files according to the file naming
  conventions at http//upetd.up.ac.za/authors/publi
  sh/standards.htm
• Security settings
• DO not add any security settings this will be
  done by the UPeTD office
• Please do NOT contact the Library staff for
  assistance, but you are welcome to contact Mrs.
  Alet Grobler at 012 667 3765 who will process the
  etd according to the standards at a minimal fee

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Cute PDF can be downloaded for free from the
Internet
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Start Microsoft Word to open your thesis or
dissertation
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Open your MS Word file as stored on your memory
disk
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Open your dissertation/thesis (MS Word file)
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An example of a thesis or dissertation
originated in MS Word format
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Choose print from the File menu
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The print dialog box will open. Choose CutePDF
Writer from the pop-up menu under Printer
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You will be prompted to save the file
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Choose the drive where you want to save the
file, e.g. Removable disk
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When prompted, type a filename. Remember
the file naming conventions on the UPeTD website
http//upetd.up.ac.za/authors/publish/standards.ht
m
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You will be able to follow the conversion at the
bottom of the screen
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Close your document after the conversion has been
completed
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Both the MS Word and PDF files will be displayed
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Open the PDF document
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Check all graphics, tables and figures for
correctness
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For more assistancecontactElsabé
Olivierupetd_at_up.ac.za