All our theses bindings are A4 size (297 x 210 mm / 11.69
x 8.27 inches), however we do support A3 foldouts where necessary, these will
be inserted into your thesis as they are found in your PDF file.
If you have any additional material we suggest you view
the extra items available for bindings here:
Binding Extras
If the file you submit has graphics or text linked to another file or web
page, the PDF conversion won't be able to process the linked elements.
These links must be embedded into the source file
before converting to PDF.You should make sure all your graphics, images,
WordArt, and non-standard fonts are embedded within your document.
Embedding Fonts In Microsoft Word
If you need to embed fonts, this can be done in Microsoft Word by selecting
Tools -> Options and then checking 'Embed True Type fonts'
which is found under the 'Save' tab.
WordArt deals with drawing objects and thus fonts used with WordArt
will not be embedded into your document even with the font embedding
option turned on.The only way round this is to make sure that you
have used the font elsewhere in your document, so that it can be embedded as
described above. Or use standard fonts!
The following font types are supported by the PDF Conversion
Service:
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Fonts installed with Windows.
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Fonts included with Microsoft Office 2003.
Click
here to see a list of supported fonts.
We recommend that you stick to standard fonts wherever possible, if you need to
use unusual fonts, that are not supported these MUST be embedded with your
document or they will not display correctly.
If you want to use landscape pages make sure they appear as landscape in
your thesis document.
To change the page orientation to landscape in Microsoft Word. Select File->Page
Setup, select 'orientation' and change it to landscape,
change the preview dropdown menu to select 'From this point onwards'.
If you want subsequent pages to revert to portrait, you will need to repeat
this process only this time selecting the portrait orientation.
We recommend a border of no less than 30mm (1.25 inches) on the sewn edge
of your binding (this is the top side for landscape pages, and the left side
for portrait pages.)
We recommend a minimum of 50 pages per binding. Any less than 50
pages, and we may not be able to fit text onto your spine.
The maximum number of pages per binding is 500.