
Writing guides, formatting and templates
Published: 29 May 2017
Get help from guides and templates for layout and formatting of text, as well as guidelines on how you can develop your academic writing.
Layout and formatting
Here you will find information about layout and formatting of written works.
Word help and learning
Here you will find, among other things, films about layout and formatting of text.
[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/word?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us]
Google Docs
Create, edit and collaborate on online documents.
[https://www.google.com/docs/about/]
Sample report with nonsense text
The example shows what structure a report can have and what headings it can contain.
[https://www.ltu.se /cms_fs/1.166054!/file/Sample%20Report%20with%20nonsense%20text.pdf]
Writing guides and other tools
Here are writing guides and other tools you can use to develop your academic writing.
Writing Guide
Gives concrete advice on the writing process and how you can formulate yourself. By libraries and writing centres at four Swedish universities.
[https://writingguide.se/]
Academic writing
Learn more about general requirements for academic writing. By Karolinska Institutet.
[https://kib.ki.se/en/write-cite/academic-writing]
Academic Phrasebank
Provides examples of phrases that are common in different parts of an essay. By The University of Manchester.
[https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/]
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
Swedish and English dictionaries and synonyms.
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Tutorial
The University Library offers tutorials on getting started or how to continue in the processes of searching and writing. We have drop-in tutorials, but you can also make an appointment.
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Published:29 May 2017
Updated: 25 January 2022