Electronic thesis dissertation
Conversion and Submission
This web site is a cooperative venture between the CWRU School of Graduate Studies and the University Library to assist students in preparing their electronic theses and dissertations for submission.
On this site you will be able to access:
| Instructions (This page) |
See below for instruction in ETD Conversion and Submission. Included are also complete instructions on how to create pdf's from your MS Word documents as well as include bookmarks, add links, insert pages, add sound, video, and thumbnails into your pdf's. |
| Style | This page has recommendations on style manuals specific to your discipline. Check here to see which manuals cam be found at the Kelvin Smith Library. |
| FAQ | This page has answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Check here for answers to questions like "What do I need to know about signing agreements with publishers?" |
| Copyright | This page has all forms that will be needed to submit your thesis and dissertation electronically. Copyright information can also be found here. |
This page has instructions on adding a little extra to your electronic document. If you want to add multi media or learn about archiving your ETD check here. The page also contains links to web sites that will be valuable to you as you prepare your electronic document for submission. |
Electronic thesis dissertation
Conversion and Submission Instructions
- If you have finished with your thesis or dissertation, it is now time to submit it electronically. The following is a list of step-by-step instructions for converting your document to PDF and uploading it to OhioLINK for web access.
- If you have not yet done so, it would be a good idea to review the ETD Preparation Guide to make sure you have met all requirements of the Graduate school.
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- You will begin the electronic submission process by converting your Word document to PDF. Download a detailed instruction guide: How to Convert Word Files to PDF
- After converting your document to PDF you may want to add bookmarks, links, audio, video, or other enhancements to your document. Download step-by-step instructions that contain the following:
- How to Creating Bookmarks
- How to Creating Links
- How to Inserting Pages
- How to Creating Thumbnails
- How to Adding Sound and Movies
- How to Creating Bookmarks
- Once your PDF document is done, it is time to insert the committee approval form. The electronic copy, with the names of your committee members typed in, should be inserted as the second page of your thesis. The two original copies from your graduation packet, complete with the signatures of your committee members, must be returned to the School of Graduate Studies.
- Once the approval form is complete, you are ready to upload the document to OhioLINK. Follow the instructions in the document listed below. However, use caution when completing the abstract section of the OhioLINK site. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE your abstract into the field if you have used any type of special formatting or characters (such as Greek or Latin). You will need to first replace the characters with entities (codes). Please use the guide listed below for complete instructions on inserting entities.
Download instructions for Uploading Your ETD to OhioLINK