There are some functionalities of MSWord, which are not used most of the time, but which will save much time, when writing a thesis and being in need for some automated formatting (i.e. styles). See the sub-chapters below to get some help about things potentially helpful to you.
Important for printing to have more space towards the binding, which will be different for odd and even page numbers.
All figures (graphics/images) used can be defined in a consistent way to also create an automated table in front of the main part of a thesis.
Some actual pages at the beginning of a thesis shall not have a numbering and do not need one (i.e. title page).
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If there is something prominently missing, which is needed and also helpful in general, feel free to send me a mail.
Rainer M. Engel