{"id":2203,"date":"2017-04-30T13:03:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T05:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formatmythesis.com\/?page_id=2203"},"modified":"2024-03-15T13:05:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T05:05:20","slug":"services-fees-full-formatting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/formatmythesis.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Formatting Service"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6px|||6px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#002060&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1>Full Formatting Service<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/formatmythesis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MD-at-Desk-v1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Format My Thesis &#8211; Michael Done &#8211; Thesis Format Specialist&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Format My Thesis &#8211; Michael Done &#8211; Thesis Format Specialist&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;220px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;220px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-4px||9px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h6>Michael Done<br \/>Founder and Manager of <em>Format MyThesis<\/em><br \/>Thesis Formatting Specialist<a href=\"#menu-of-sections\"><\/a><\/h6>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d1d1d1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||11px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;2.8em&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h4><b>Welcome. Are you &#8230;<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A PhD or Masters candidate struggling to format your thesis?<\/li>\n<li>Wasting precious time trying to get it right but still not getting the professional presentation you want?<\/li>\n<li>Running out of time with your submission deadline looming and still lots of other loose ends to tie up?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>I can definitely help you &#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\"><\/a><\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d1d1d1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;2.8em&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h4><\/h4>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Introducing my <em>Full Formatting Service<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let me do <strong>all<\/strong> the hands-on formatting for you.\u00a0 In a fortnight or less!<\/p>\n<p>This is how it works:\u00a0 You hand me your thesis on a Monday morning.\u00a0 By Friday afternoon of the following week, I hand the thesis back to you, fully formatted and ready to submit to Examiners (or to your Supervisors for their final review).<\/p>\n<p>To ensure my formatting aligns exactly with your requirements, I may need to ask you for clarification or decisions on points that arise along the way.\u00a0 And at the start of the second week, I&#8217;ll need you to review my first fully formatted draft and provide feedback, so that I can further fine-tune the formatting.\u00a0 But apart from that, you leave it all with me.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul id=\"menu-of-sections\">\n<li><a href=\"#bookonline\">Book NOW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#howitworks\">How it works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fees\">Fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#coreservices\"><em>Core Services<\/em>: What will you get?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#exclusions\">Exclusions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#extendedservices\"><em>Extended Services<\/em> and related fees <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#otherterms\">Other Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d1d1d1&#8243; 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global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Book NOW\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Use the calendar below to book in for my <em>Full Formatting Service<\/em>.\u00a0 I reserve two weeks (10 working days) starting on a Monday to work on your thesis.\u00a0 This includes a feedback step at the beginning of the second week where you review my formatted document and identify any final adjustments needed.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not 100% sure of your schedule, or if <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">your preferred start date is unavailable, I recommend you book anyway.\u00a0 Choose a commencement date based on your best guess or second preference.\u00a0 The booking <\/span><\/span>calendar often fills up very quickly, so it&#8217;s best to get in early.\u00a0 Once you&#8217;re in the calendar, it&#8217;s often possible for me to move your booking to a different date, but virtually impossible to squeeze you into a packed calendar at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>Within 1-2 business days of receiving your booking, I&#8217;ll contact you by phone so we can chat more about your exact requirements, and address any questions or issues you might have.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If your preferred start date is unavailable, we can discuss this too as I sometimes have flexibility to move bookings to other fortnights.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>FREEZE ON UPDATES DURING THE FORMATTING PERIOD:\u00a0 <\/strong>During our formatting fortnight, there is a freeze on content updates. It&#8217;s impractical for me to accommodate content changes while I&#8217;m formatting.\u00a0 So if you&#8217;re still needing to work on content changes (to your own copy) while I&#8217;m formatting, you&#8217;ll have to manually re-apply those changes when I return the formatted thesis to you.\u00a0 Changing content may sometimes disrupt my earlier formatting, and depending on the time it takes me to fix those disruptions, you may incur extra charges. So it&#8217;s simpler and more economical if you book a fortnight where you can accommodate a content freeze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/formatmythesis.com\/wp-json\/ssa\/v1\/embed-inner?integration&type=full-formatting-service&label&types=1&edit&view&payment_provider&ssa_locale=en_US&sid=459586ca1abd175f53e3a3a2321b15a0c761cf2e&availability_start_date&availability_end_date&suggest_first_available&suggest_first_available_within_minutes&flow&fallback_flow&time_view&date_view&appointment_types_view&version&accent_color&background&padding&font&booking_url=https%3A%2F%2Fformatmythesis.com%2F&booking_post_id=2203&booking_title=Full+Formatting+Service&_wpnonce=f8e9bc3ab5&redirect_post_id#\/\" height=\"400px\" width=\"100%\" name=\"ssa_booking\" loading=\"eager\" frameborder=\"0\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\" class=\"ssa_booking_iframe skip-lazy\" title=\"Book a time\"><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d1d1d1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;16px||12px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_id=&#8221;howitworks&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;3.1em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-7px||11px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">How it works <\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\" style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">\u25b2<\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>You use the <em><a href=\"#bookonline\">Booking Calendar<\/a><\/em> to select the start date of the fortnight in which you want me to format your thesis:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>You first receive an automatic email response acknowledging your booking.<\/li>\n<li>I then call you to chat about your thesis, and follow up with an email requesting more specific information to\u00a0give me a more exact understanding of your thesis and your specific requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Based on the information you send me, I provide you with a cost estimate.\u00a0 I then hold your booking for up to 2 weeks while you decide if you wish to proceed.<\/li>\n<li>If you decide to proceed, then within that same 2-week period you pay a non-refundable deposit to confirm your booking. Bookings automatically lapse after two weeks unless the deposit has been paid.<\/li>\n<li>On receipt of your deposit, I lock your booking date into my calendar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>You send me your source document(s) by the agreed commencement date:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I carry out the formatting work, in accordance with your stated requirements and preferences.<\/li>\n<li>I maintain close contact with you throughout the process to ensure my formatting aligns with your needs and preferences.<\/li>\n<li>I also notify you of any unforeseen issues I encounter that may have implications for our schedule or costs, and I outline your options.\u00a0 You can decide on the action you want taken (and by whom &#8211; you or me) to resolve these issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mid-way through the formatting period (Monday morning of Week 2), I send you a watermarked PDF version of the formatted thesis for your review:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>You check through the thesis and advise of any formatting corrections or adjustments needed.<\/li>\n<li>I apply the required adjustments, then send the revised thesis (as a PDF) for you to re-check.<\/li>\n<li>We repeat this cycle until all outstanding formatting matters have been resolved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>I send you the up-to-date fully-formatted thesis (as a PDF) for your sign-off, and an invoice for the balance owing:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>You do a final check, then let me know the formatting is approved. (Of course, if you notice something wrong that has escaped our earlier detection, I fix it).<\/li>\n<li>You also pay the balance outstanding.\u00a0 If your bank doesn&#8217;t do transfers instantly, you simply provide me with a screen-shot or other suitable confirmation that the payment has been made.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>I send you the thesis as a <em>Word<\/em> document for your final content updates. Then you return it to me so I can carry out the finishing steps.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I send you the fully formatted thesis as a <em>Word<\/em> document in which you can make any last-minute content changes.<\/li>\n<li>You return the updated Word document to me.<\/li>\n<li>I check your changes for possible impact on the formatting and make relevant formatting corrections and adjustments.\u00a0 Note that the\u00a0<em>Full formatting Service<\/em> includes two free hours to cover this.\u00a0 Unless you make major changes (which is unusual at such a late stage), two hours normally covers it comfortably.<\/li>\n<li>I then generate and send to you the final submission-ready files: (i) the up-to-date <em>Word<\/em> file (for later update if the Examiners require amendments); and (ii) two PDF files: the <em>Screen Edition<\/em> of your thesis for electronic submission (optimised for on-screen reading), and a <em>Print Edition<\/em> (optimised for 2-sided printing) in case you need to submit a hard copy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d1d1d1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-9px||12px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_id=&#8221;fees&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;3.1em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-7px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Fees\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>All prices quoted on this site are in Australian Dollars ($AUD).<\/strong><br \/>If you are living in Australia, the prices quoted include GST.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong><em>Core Servic<\/em><em>es <\/em>Fee<\/strong>: <strong>$2,200<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Core Services<\/em> cover the complete formatting of a thesis with up to 80,000 words (total across the whole document), 10 chapters, 10 appendices, 10 figures, 10 tables, 10 equations, 40 internal cross-references, and 10 pages imported from external documents (e.g. PDFs, approval letters, questionnaires). The thesis chapters can be supplied to me in up to 10 separate files, and another 10 files containing appendices and other front and back matter sections (e.g. abstract, references, acknowledgements).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Core Services<\/em> include the creation of two editions of your final thesis: (i) a <em>Screen Edition<\/em> optimised for on-screen reading; and (ii) a <em>Print Edition<\/em> optimised for hard copy printing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Details of all included benefits are set out in the <a href=\"#coreservices\"><em>Core Services<\/em><\/a> section below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>DEPOSIT: <\/strong>To secure your booking and lock it into my schedule, you&#8217;ll need to pay a non-refundable deposit of <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$300<\/span> within two weeks of making your booking.\u00a0 For bookings made less than two weeks before the intended commencement date, the deposit must be paid immediately.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong><em>Extended Services<\/em> Fees<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">If your thesis is over 80,000 words long, has unusually large numbers of chapters, appendices, tables, figures, etc., or has other special formatting requirements, you may require services that extend beyond the <em>Core Services.\u00a0 <\/em>In these cases, additional fees apply, details of which are set out in the <a href=\"#extendedservices\"><em>Extended Services<\/em><\/a> section further down this page.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong><em>Itemised cost estimate<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Prior to confirming your booking and paying your deposit, I&#8217;ll provide you with an itemised cost estimate based on your detailed requirements.\u00a0 It will include the <em>Core Services<\/em> fee and, if relevant, any <em>Extended Services<\/em> fees that might apply in your case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>I provide a cost <em>estimate<\/em>, not a firm quote.\u00a0 My estimates are generally very accurate, but occasionally there are formatting complications which don\u2019t emerge until I\u2019m actually working on the document (much like the unexpected under-the-bonnet issues that sometimes emerge when you get your car serviced).\u00a0 If this happens, I&#8217;ll advise you and await your approval before taking any action that will result in extra costs.<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d1d1d1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-9px||12px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_id=&#8221;coreservices&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;3.1em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; 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features to your headings, captions and cross-references (e.g. &#8220;<em>see Figure 1.3&#8243;<\/em>) which minimise the chance of formatting disruptions if you need to make late changes to your thesis content.<\/li>\n<li>If requested, I ensure compliance with APA formatting guidelines, insofar as they can be applied to a thesis. Specifically this covers: heading styles\/indentation; optional running head (on a chapter-by-chapter basis); body text, quotation and list styles\/indentation; caption, footnote and table note styles\/spacing; data table styling.\u00a0 Note that does <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>not<\/strong><\/span> include checking or ensuring compliance with APA <em>referencing<\/em> or <em>writing<\/em> standards. These are editorial matters, and need to have been attended to before you send your thesis to me. (See <a href=\"#exclusions\">Exclusions<\/a> below.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Smart&#8221; headings and automated Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I apply self-adjusting &#8220;smart&#8221; numbering to every chapter title, appendix title and numbered section, guaranteeing automatic and 100% correct numbering throughout your thesis.<\/li>\n<li>I generate an automated Table of Contents (TOC) based on these titles and headings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Smart&#8221; captions and automated List of Figures and List of Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I apply auto-numbering and self-adjusting &#8220;smart&#8221; captions to up to 10 figures and 10 tables.<\/li>\n<li>I generate an automated List of Figures and List of Tables based on these captions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Smart&#8221; cross-references<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I convert up to 40 cross-references\u00a0(e.g. &#8220;<em>see Figure 1.3&#8243;<\/em>)\u00a0 to &#8220;smart&#8221; cross-references.\u00a0 A &#8220;smart&#8221; cross-reference hot-links to its target object, i.e. if the reader clicks on a cross-reference, they&#8217;re taken straight to the referenced target object.\u00a0 Also, if the target heading number or caption number ever changes, a smart cross-reference will auto-adjust to match the change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Figures<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I resize, crop and (if requested) apply borders to up to 10 <em>simple<\/em> figure graphics (e.g. charts, photographs, jpeg images).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: By contrast, some <em>complex<\/em> figures sit outside the <em>Core Services<\/em>\u00a0and usually incur an\u00a0<a style=\"color: #c00000;\" href=\"#extendedservices\"><em>Extended Services<\/em><\/a> Fee.\u00a0 These are typically either: (i) composite graphics that have been assembled inside <em>Word<\/em> using multiple shapes and images; or (ii) image galleries where multiple images need to be presented as a grid or matrix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I format up to 10 <em>simple<\/em> tables, i.e. standard grid structures using no merged cells (except in &#8220;stacked&#8221; multi-level column headers).\u00a0 I apply a consistent, elegant (and APA-compliant) table style to all your tables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: By contrast, some <em>complex<\/em> tables sit outside the <em>Core Services<\/em>\u00a0and usually incur an\u00a0<a style=\"color: #c00000;\" href=\"#extendedservices\"><em>Extended Services<\/em><\/a> Fee.\u00a0 These are typically: (i) unusually long, i.e. span more than 2 full pages; (ii) make use of merged data cells; (iii) have an irregular row\/column structure; or (iv) have multiple paragraphs of text or multiple data values inside individual cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I ensure that wherever tables span multiple pages, their column headers are automatically re-displayed at the top of the second and subsequent pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Equations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I correctly position and sequentially number up to 10 equations<span style=\"color: #c00000;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Page imports from external documents<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>I import up to a total of 10 pages (as single page images) from external documents (e.g. publications in PDF files, or approval letters, questionnaires and forms in <em>Word<\/em> documents).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">To ensure that the original formatting of external <em>Word<\/em> documents is perfectly preserved, I don&#8217;t copy\/paste these documents directly into your thesis, as this nearly always distorts the original formatting.\u00a0 Instead I\u00a0 convert them to page images (the equivalent of scanning each page) then pull those page images into your thesis as perfect replicas of the originals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Page Layout Optimisation<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Page Layout Optimisation<\/em> enhances the readability and overall aesthetic of your thesis, giving it a discernible &#8220;professional edge&#8221;.\u00a0 I scrutinise and optimise the layout of every page of your thesis. Where needed, I adjust the positioning of page-breaks and subtly (but indiscernibly) compress images, tables and text in order to:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 65px;\">\n<li>Minimise gaping white space at the bottom of pages,<\/li>\n<li>Minimise ragged ends of paragraphs, e.g. where there&#8217;s just a single word on the final line,<\/li>\n<li>Minimise ragged ends of chapters, e.g. where there are just 2-3 lines on the final page,<\/li>\n<li>Maximise flow and continuity for the reader, i.e. a smooth, &#8220;easy read&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Print Edition<\/em> and <em>Screen Edition<\/em> of your thesis<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>When I&#8217;ve completed your formatting, I provide you with two PDF editions of your thesis:\u00a0(i) the <em>Screen Edition,<\/em> optimised for on-screen viewing (which is how most Examiners will be reading your thesis); and (ii)\u00a0the <em>Print Edition<\/em>, optimised for production of a printed copy (if your university requires it or if an Examiner requests it).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">PRE-SUBMISSION BONUS:<\/span> <\/span>I allocate two free hours to review and correct any formatting disruptions resulting from late changes you need to make to your thesis.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>After I&#8217;ve completed the formatting, you may need to make late changes to your thesis content (most people do).\u00a0 No problem.\u00a0 I set aside two free hours of my time to scan for and correct any formatting disruptions resulting from your late changes.<\/li>\n<li>Unless you make fairly substantial changes (which is unusual at such a late stage), this 2-hour free allowance is normally plenty of time.<\/li>\n<li>In the unusual event that more than two hours are needed, the additional time is charged at <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$200\/hr<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">POST-EXAMINER BONUS<\/span>: I offer two heavily discounted hours to review and correct formatting disruptions resulting from changes that the Examiners require you to make to your thesis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>If your Examiners require you to make changes after their assessment, you may need follow-up formatting services to rectify any formatting disruptions arising from those changes.\u00a0 Your first two hours will be charged at a 50% discounted rate of <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$100\/hr<\/span>.\u00a0 If more than two hours are needed, the additional time is charged at <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$200\/hr<\/span>.<a href=\"#menu-of-sections\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d1d1d1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-9px||12px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_id=&#8221;exclusions&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;3.1em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-7px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Exclusions <\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Please note that I do <strong>not<\/strong> provide any of the following services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Editing, proof-reading, spell-checks and grammar-checks.<\/li>\n<li>Checking, correcting or manipulating the syntax or structure of citations within your text.<\/li>\n<li>Checking, correcting or manipulating the syntax or structure of references within your bibliography.<\/li>\n<li>Generating a bibliography, either manually or using referencing software.\u00a0 This has to be taken care of (generally using a product like <em>EndNote<\/em>) before you send your thesis to me.<\/li>\n<li>Formatting manual tables of contents, tables of figures, etc.\u00a0 I always replace these with automated tables based on &#8220;smart&#8221; headings and captions, to ensure 100% accuracy and zero manual maintenance.<\/li>\n<li>Checking, correcting or manipulating any aspect of your content to achieve compliance with particular writing standards or policies, e.g. APA 7 offers guidelines on the use of digits (e.g. &#8220;1&#8221;) and words (e.g. &#8220;one&#8221;) for numbers appearing in the main body text.\u00a0 I do not check for your compliance on this.<\/li>\n<li>Checking, correcting or manipulating your use of upper\/lower case and punctuation in titles, headings and captions.<a href=\"#menu-of-sections\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d1d1d1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px||12px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_id=&#8221;extendedservices&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;3.1em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-7px||11px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><em>Extended Services<\/em> and related fees\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If your thesis is unusually long or complex, or if your requirements fall outside the standard <em>Core Services<\/em> parameters, some <em>Extended Services Fees<\/em> will apply.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Some <em>Extended Services<\/em> are charged on the basis of <strong>quantities<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>All the rest are based on <strong>time taken <\/strong>and\u00a0are charged at a rate of <strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$200\/hr<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Extended Services charged on the basis of quantities:<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Additional words <\/strong><em>(Core Services cover up to 80,000 words)<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$20<\/strong><\/span> for each additional 1,000 words above 80,000<em><br \/><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Additional chapters and appendices <\/strong><em>(Core Services cover up to 10 Chapters and 10 Appendices.)<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$20<\/strong><\/span> for each additional chapter or appendix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Additional source files <\/strong><em>(Core Services assume that the thesis is supplied to me in up to 10 separate chapter files plus 10 files containing appendices and other front and back matter sections).<\/em><strong><br \/><\/strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$20 <\/strong><\/span>per additional source file<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Additional tables<\/strong> <em>(Core Services allow for up to 10 tables)<br \/><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$10 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>per additional table<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Additional figures<\/strong> <em>(Core Services allow for up to 10 figures)<br \/><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$10 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>per additional figure<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Additional numbered equations<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Core Services include formatting of up to 10 numbered equations)<br \/><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$10 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>per additional equation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>Extended Services charged on the basis of time taken:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The prices shown for the various items below are <em>indicative<\/em> only.\u00a0 They are based on the typical time taken, but every thesis is unique so actual prices can vary above and below these amounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Formatting complex tables, i.e. long tables (extending over 2 full pages); tables with merged data cells; tables with multiple paragraphs of text or multiple numerical values inside individual cells; tables comprising multiple joined tables; tables with coloured or shaded cells<br \/><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0per corrected table<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Re-structuring\/resizing tables <\/span>to fit wide tables within page boundaries, manipulating positioning of data elements or paragraphs of text to achieve correct horizontal alignment of related data across columns.<br \/><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0per corrected table<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating a customised table style &#8211;<\/span> e.g. a special colour scheme for text or borders, or decorative features such as alternating (banded) row or column colours. <em>(Note that this is a very unusual requirement &#8211; normally my standard table style does the job perfectly.)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$50<\/strong><\/span> per new style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Table data imports from Excel<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Importing table data from external documents (e.g. Excel spreadsheets) then reformatting\/restructuring them to match the style of other native <em>Word<\/em> tables in the thesis.<\/span><br \/>Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">per imported simple table; <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$40<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>per imported complex table<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Figures<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Converting multi-shape complex graphics (that you&#8217;ve built within <em>Word<\/em>) into simple scalable images<em>.<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per complex graphic<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Formatting image galleries (i.e. a grid or matrix of images with more than 2 rows or 2 columns).<em><br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per gallery (2&#215;3; 3&#215;2; 3&#215;3); <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$30<\/strong><\/span> (2&#215;4; 4&#215;2; 3&#215;4; 4&#215;3; 4&#215;4); <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$40<\/strong><\/span> (2&#215;5; 5&#215;2; 3&#215;5; 5&#215;3; 4&#215;5; 5&#215;4)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Redesigning or enhancing graphics<em>. (Note: This is a labour-intensive activity.\u00a0 I&#8217;m very happy to do it for you, but it&#8217;s to your advantage cost-wise to have your graphics well-designed and finalised before they come to me.)<br \/><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$50-$100 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>per enhanced graphic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Figure imports from PowerPoint<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Importing slides from PowerPoint<\/span><em><br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per imported slide (provided no redesign or enhancement is required)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Numbered Equations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Positioning and numbering extra equations. (<\/span><em>Core Services include positioning and numbering of 10 equations.)<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$10<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per additional equation<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Page imports from external documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Importing additional pages (as page images) from PDFs or external <em>Word<\/em>\u00a0documents.<\/span><br \/><em>(Core Services include a total of 10 imported pages from external files.)<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$5<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per additional imported page<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Multi-volume thesis<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A multi-volume thesis (an extremely rare occurrence nowadays) requires a more complex numbering system across volumes and more advanced handling of <em>Tables of Contents<\/em> within each volume<\/span><em>.\u00a0 NOTE: I generally only accept work where the final thesis is to be a single, self-contained document.<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$200<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per additional volume<\/span><\/span>.<a href=\"#menu-of-sections\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d1d1d1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px||12px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_id=&#8221;otherterms&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;3.1em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-7px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Other Terms and Conditions\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Timeframe and deadlines<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Unless we have agreed otherwise, normal turnaro<span style=\"color: #000000;\">und is 10 full business days from our agreed commencement date.\u00a0 (This, of course, assumes your availability to do a timely review at the beginning of Week 2.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You must <\/span>deliver all your source files and other requested information to me by <strong>9am on our agreed commencement day<\/strong>.\u00a0 Any time spent working on files that arrive late will be taken out of the free 2-hour allocation for late changes.\u00a0 Time required beyond this allocation is chargeable at <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$100\/hr<\/strong><\/span> for the first two additional hours, then at\u00a0<span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$200\/hr<\/strong><\/span> after that.<\/li>\n<li>I recommend that you book your work with me <strong>2-3 months in advance<\/strong>. M<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">y acceptance of your work depends on my availability. So book ahead to avoid disappointment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Urgent jobs and out-of-hours work<\/h3>\n<p>For urgent jobs, I may be able to shorten the normal 10 working day turnaround time, if my schedule and other commitments allow it.\u00a0 There is an additional fee of <strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$300<\/span> for each working day <\/strong>that you need me to take off the normal turnaround time.\u00a0 The minimum turnaround I will commit to is 5 days.<\/p>\n<p>My standard working hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm Mon-Fri.\u00a0 If your shortened turnaround time requires me to work out-of-hours or on weekends or public holidays, these hours attract a fee of <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$200\/hr in addition to all other applicable charges.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rescheduling your booking<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I realise things can change unexpectedly at your end, so provided I&#8217;m available in your proposed new fortnight, we can move your booking.\u00a0 If you give me at least 2 weeks&#8217; notice of the change, there is no charge.\u00a0 However, if you give me less than 2 weeks&#8217; notice of a change, a late change fee of<span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong> $100<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0will apply.<\/p>\n<h3>Right of refusal<\/h3>\n<p>There are some extremely rare circumstances where I may decline a request to format a thesis. In particular, I generally don&#8217;t undertake work on a thesis if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The vertical structure requires more than 9 numbered levels (maximum is 6 for chapters plus 3 for appendices). I decline these requests because <em>Word<\/em> supports only 9 numbered levels. It&#8217;s possible that other programs (e.g. Adobe InDesign) will be more suitable for your requirements, but you&#8217;ll need to engage a different service provider if this is needed. I format in <em>Word<\/em> only.<\/li>\n<li>You require your final thesis to be managed as a set of multiple files under the control of a <em>Word<\/em> \u201cMaster Document\u201d. I decline these requests because the &#8220;Master Document&#8221; feature is known to be susceptible to document corruption. I will generally only accept work where the final thesis is to be a single, self-contained document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There may be other circumstances where workload or other factors make it impossible for me to deliver to your requirements or within your timeframe. 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Are you &#8230; A PhD or Masters candidate struggling to format your thesis? Wasting precious time trying to get it right but still not getting the professional presentation you want? Running out of time with your submission deadline looming and still lots of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h6><b><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2962\" src=\"https:\/\/formatmythesis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MD-at-Desk-v1-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"Format My Thesis - Michael Done - Thesis Format Specialist\" width=\"219\" height=\"153\" \/><br \/><\/b>Michael Done<br \/>Thesis Formatting Specialist<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Welcome. Are you ...<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A PhD or Masters candidate struggling to format your thesis?<\/li>\n<li>Wasting precious time trying to get it right but still not getting the professional presentation you want?<\/li>\n<li>Running out of time with your submission deadline looming and still lots of other loose ends to tie up?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>I can definitely help you ...<\/b><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Introducing my <em>Full Formatting Service<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Let me do <strong>all<\/strong> the hands-on formatting for you.\u00a0 In a week or less!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is how it works:\u00a0 You hand me your thesis on a Monday morning.\u00a0 By Friday afternoon of that same week, I hand it back to you fully formatted and ready to submit to Examiners or to your Supervisors for their final review.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure my formatting aligns exactly with your requirements, I may need to ask you for clarification or decisions on points that arise along the way.\u00a0 And mid-way through the week, I'll need you to review my first fully formatted draft and provide feedback, so that I can further fine-tune the formatting.\u00a0 But apart from that, you leave it all with me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul id=\"menu-of-sections\">\n<li><a href=\"#bookonline\">Book NOW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#howitworks\">How it works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fees\">Fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#coreservices\"><em>Core Services<\/em>: What will you get?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#exclusions\">Exclusions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#extendedservices\"><em>Extended Services<\/em> and related fees <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#otherterms\">Other Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"bookonline\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Book NOW\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Use the calendar below to book in for my <em>Full Formatting Service<\/em>.\u00a0 I reserve 5 full days (always starting on a Monday) to work on your thesis.\u00a0 This includes a mid-week feedback step where you review my formatted document and identify any final adjustments needed.<\/p>\n<p>If you're not 100% sure of your schedule, or if <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">your preferred week is unavailable, book a week anyway so that you're at least in my calendar.\u00a0 Base it on your best guess or second preference.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>My weeks often fill up very quickly, so it's better to be safe than sorry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Within 1-2 business days of receiving your booking, I'll contact you by phone so we can chat more about your exact requirements, and address any questions or issues you might have.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If your preferred week is unavailable, we can discuss this too, as I sometimes have flexibility to move or squeeze bookings into other weeks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>FREEZE ON UPDATES DURING FORMATTING WEEK:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>During our formatting week, there is a freeze on content updates. It's impractical for me to accommodate content changes while I'm formatting.\u00a0 So if you're still needing to work on content changes (to your own copy) while I'm formatting, you'll have to manually re-apply those changes when I return the formatted thesis to you.\u00a0 If this means I need to later revisit and adjust the formatting in those changed sections, you may incur extra charges. So it's much simpler and more economical if you book a week that allows for a content freeze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[ssa_booking type=full-formatting-service]<\/p>\n<hr id=\"howitworks\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">How it works\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>You use the <em><a href=\"#bookonline\">Booking Calendar<\/a><\/em>\u00a0to reserve a week in which you want me to format your thesis:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>You first receive an automatic email response acknowledging your booking.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>I then call you to chat about your thesis, and follow up with an email requesting more specific information to\u00a0give me a more exact understanding of your thesis and your specific requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Based on the information you send me, I provide you with a cost estimate.\u00a0 I then hold your booking for up to two weeks while you decide if you wish to proceed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>If you decide to proceed, then within that same 2-week period you pay a non-refundable deposit to confirm your booking. Bookings automatically lapse after two weeks unless the deposit has been paid.<\/li>\n<li>On receipt of your deposit, I lock your booking date into my calendar.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>You send me your source document(s) by the agreed commencement date:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>I carry out the work within the agreed time-frame (usually 5 working days or less).<\/li>\n<li>I maintain close contact with you throughout the process to ensure my formatting aligns with your needs and preferences.<\/li>\n<li>I also notify you of any unforeseen issues I encounter that may have implications for our schedule or costs, and I outline your options.\u00a0 You can decide on the action you want taken (and by whom - you or me) to resolve these issues.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mid-way through our formatting week (typically Wednesday), I send you a watermarked PDF version of the formatted thesis for your review:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>You check through the thesis and advise of any formatting corrections or adjustments needed.<\/li>\n<li>I apply the required adjustments, then send an revised PDF for you to re-check.<\/li>\n<li>We repeat this cycle until all outstanding formatting matters have been resolved.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>I send you the up-to-date fully-formatted thesis and an invoice for the balance owing:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>You pay the balance outstanding.\u00a0 If your bank doesn't do transfers instantly, you simply provide me with a screen-shot or other suitable confirmation that the payment has been made.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>I then send you the fully formatted thesis in two forms: (i) a <em>Word<\/em> document which you can update yourself if you need to make any last minute changes to the thesis content; and (ii) a watermarked PDF file for circulation to supervisors or peers for a final pre-submission review, if required.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>You make all required content updates, and return the updated thesis to me for the final formatting steps.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>If you need to make any changes to the formatted thesis after the formatting has been done (most people do), you update the Word document and return it to me.<\/li>\n<li>I check your changes for possible impact on the formatting and make relevant formatting corrections and adjustments.\u00a0 Note that the\u00a0<em>Full formatting Service<\/em> includes two free hours to cover this.\u00a0 Unless you make major changes (which is unusual at such a late stage), two hours normally covers it comfortably.<\/li>\n<li>I then generate and send to you the final submission-ready files: (i) the up-to-date <em>Word<\/em> file (for later update if the Examiners require amendments); and (ii) two PDF files: the <em>Screen Edition<\/em> of your thesis for electronic submission (optimised for on-screen reading), and a <em>Print Edition<\/em> (optimised for 2-sided printing) in case you need to submit a hard copy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr id=\"fees\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Fees\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>All prices quoted on this site are in Australian Dollars ($AUD).<\/strong><br \/>If you are living in Australia, the prices quoted include GST.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong><em>Core Servic<\/em><em>es <\/em>Fee<\/strong>: <strong>$2,200<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Core Services<\/em> cover the complete formatting of a thesis with up to 80,000 words (total across the whole document), 10 chapters, 10 appendices, 10 figures, 10 tables, 10 equations, 40 internal cross-references, and 10 pages imported from external documents (e.g. PDFs, approval letters, questionnaires). The thesis chapters can be supplied to me in up to 10 separate files, and another 10 files containing appendices and other front and back matter sections (e.g. abstract, references, acknowledgements).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Core Services<\/em> include the creation of two editions of your final thesis: (i) a <em>Screen Edition<\/em> optimised for on-screen reading; and (ii) a <em>Print Edition<\/em> optimised for hard copy printing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Details of all included benefits are set out in the <a href=\"#coreservices\"><em>Core Services<\/em><\/a> section below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>DEPOSIT: <\/strong>To secure your booking and lock it into my schedule, you'll need to pay a non-refundable deposit of <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$300<\/span> within two weeks of making your booking.\u00a0 For bookings made less than two weeks before the intended commencement date, the deposit must be paid immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong><em>Extended Services<\/em> Fees<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">If your thesis is over 80,000 words long, has unusually large numbers of chapters, appendices, tables, figures, etc., or has other special formatting requirements, you may require services that extend beyond the <em>Core Services.\u00a0 <\/em>In these cases, additional fees apply, details of which are set out in the <a href=\"#extendedservices\"><em>Extended Services<\/em><\/a> section further down this page.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong><em>Itemised cost estimate<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Prior to confirming your booking and paying your deposit, I'll provide you with an itemised cost estimate based on your detailed requirements.\u00a0 It will include the <em>Core Services<\/em> fee and, if relevant, any <em>Extended Services<\/em> fees that might apply in your case. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>I provide a cost <em>estimate<\/em>, not a firm quote.\u00a0 My estimates are generally very accurate, but occasionally there are formatting complications which don\u2019t emerge until I\u2019m actually working on the document (much like the unexpected under-the-bonnet issues that sometimes emerge when you get your car serviced).\u00a0 If this happens, I'll advise you and await your approval before taking any action that will result in extra costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr id=\"coreservices\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><em>Core Services<\/em>: What will you get?\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>A fully formatted, university-compliant thesis document - structured, styled and stable<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I deliver to you a robustly structured, submission-ready document which meets your university's requirements for structure and layout, and which follows standard academic publishing practice.<\/li>\n<li>I apply consistent page layout throughout the thesis, <em>e.g. margins, line spacing, page numbering (Roman and Arabic), page headers and footnote positioning and numbering.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I apply a consistent, distinctive style to every type of content element in your thesis,<em> i.e. headings, subheadings, main text, quotes, footnotes, tables, captions, etc.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I implement stabilising \"smart\" features to your headings, captions and cross-references (e.g. \"<em>see Figure 1.3\"<\/em>) which minimise the chance of formatting disruptions if you need to make late changes to your thesis content.<\/li>\n<li>If requested, I ensure compliance with APA formatting guidelines, insofar as they can be applied to a thesis. Specifically this covers: heading styles\/indentation; optional running head (on a chapter-by-chapter basis); body text, quotation and list styles\/indentation; caption, footnote and table note styles\/spacing; data table styling.\u00a0 Note that does <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>not<\/strong><\/span> include checking or ensuring compliance with APA <em>referencing<\/em> or <em>writing<\/em> standards. These are editorial matters, and need to have been attended to before you send your thesis to me. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/formatmythesis.com\/services-fees-full-formatting\/#exclusions\">Exclusions<\/a> below.)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\"Smart\" headings and automated Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I apply self-adjusting \"smart\" numbering to every chapter title, appendix title and numbered section, guaranteeing automatic and 100% correct numbering throughout your thesis.<\/li>\n<li>I generate an automated Table of Contents (TOC) based on these titles and headings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\"Smart\" captions and automated List of Figures and List of Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I apply auto-numbering and self-adjusting \"smart\" captions to up to 10 figures and 10 tables.<\/li>\n<li>I generate an automated List of Figures and List of Tables based on these captions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\"Smart\" cross-references<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I convert up to 40 cross-references\u00a0(e.g. \"<em>see Figure 1.3\"<\/em>)\u00a0 to \"smart\" cross-references.\u00a0 A \"smart\" cross-reference hot-links to its target object, i.e. if the reader clicks on a cross-reference, they're taken straight to the referenced target object.\u00a0 Also, if the target heading or caption number ever changes, number, a smart cross-reference will auto-adjust to match the change.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Figures<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I resize, crop and (if requested) apply borders to up to 10 <em>simple<\/em> figure graphics (e.g. charts, photographs, jpeg images).\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: By contrast, some <em>complex<\/em> figures sit outside the <em>Core Services<\/em>\u00a0and usually incur an\u00a0<a style=\"color: #c00000;\" href=\"#extendedservices\"><em>Extended Services<\/em><\/a> Fee.\u00a0 These are typically either: (i) composite graphics that have been assembled inside <em>Word<\/em> using multiple shapes and images; or (ii) image galleries where multiple images need to be presented as a grid or matrix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I format up to 10 <em>simple<\/em> tables, i.e. standard grid structures using no merged cells (except in \"stacked\" multi-level column headers).\u00a0 I apply a consistent, elegant (and APA-compliant) table style to all your tables.\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: By contrast, some <em>complex<\/em> tables sit outside the <em>Core Services<\/em>\u00a0and usually incur an\u00a0<a style=\"color: #c00000;\" href=\"#extendedservices\"><em>Extended Services<\/em><\/a> Fee.\u00a0 These are typically: (i) unusually long, i.e. span more than 2 full pages; (ii) make use of merged data cells; (iii) have an irregular row\/column structure; or (iv) have multiple paragraphs of text or multiple data values inside individual cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>I ensure that wherever tables span multiple pages, their column headers are automatically re-displayed at the top of the second and subsequent pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Equations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I correctly position and sequentially number up to 10 equations<span style=\"color: #c00000;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Page imports from external documents<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I import up to a total of 10 pages (as single page images) from external documents (e.g. publications in PDF files, or approval letters, questionnaires and forms in <em>Word<\/em> documents).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">To ensure that the original formatting of external <em>Word<\/em> documents is perfectly preserved, I don't copy\/paste these documents directly into your thesis, as this nearly always distorts the original formatting.\u00a0 Instead I\u00a0 convert them to page images (the equivalent of scanning each page) then pull those page images into your thesis as perfect replicas of the originals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Page Layout Optimisation<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Page Layout Optimisation<\/em> enhances the readability and overall aesthetic of your thesis, giving it a discernible \"professional edge\".\u00a0 I scrutinise and optimise the layout of every page of your thesis. Where needed, I adjust the positioning of page-breaks and subtly (but indiscernibly) compress images, tables and text in order to:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 65px;\">\n<li>Minimise gaping white space at the bottom of pages,<\/li>\n<li>Minimise ragged ends of paragraphs, e.g. where there's just a single word on the final line,<\/li>\n<li>Minimise ragged ends of chapters, e.g. where there are just 2-3 lines on the final page,<\/li>\n<li>Maximise flow and continuity for the reader, i.e. a smooth, \"easy read\".<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Print Edition<\/em> and <em>Screen Edition<\/em> of your thesis<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When I've completed your formatting, I provide you with two PDF editions of your thesis:\u00a0(i) the <em>Screen Edition,<\/em> optimised for on-screen viewing (which is how most Examiners will be reading your thesis); and (ii)\u00a0the <em>Print Edition<\/em>, optimised for production of a printed copy (if your university requires it or if an Examiner requests it).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">PRE-SUBMISSION BONUS:<\/span> <\/span>I allocate two free hours to review and correct any formatting disruptions resulting from late changes you need to make to your thesis.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After I've completed the formatting, you may need to make late changes to your thesis content (most people do).\u00a0 No problem.\u00a0 I set aside two free hours of my time to scan for and correct any formatting disruptions resulting from your late changes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Unless you make fairly substantial changes (which is unusual at such a late stage), this 2-hour free allowance is normally plenty of time.<\/li>\n<li>In the unusual event that more than two hours are needed, the additional time is charged at <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$200\/hr<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">POST-EXAMINER BONUS<\/span>: I offer two heavily discounted hours to review and correct formatting disruptions resulting from changes that the Examiners require you to make to your thesis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If your Examiners require you to make changes after their assessment, you may need follow-up formatting services to rectify any formatting disruptions arising from those changes.\u00a0 Your first two hours will be charged at a 50% discounted rate of <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$100\/hr<\/span>.\u00a0 If more than two hours are needed, the additional time is charged at <span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$200\/hr<\/span>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"exclusions\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Exclusions\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Please note that I do <strong>not<\/strong> provide any of the following services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Editing, proof-reading, spell-checks and grammar-checks.<\/li>\n<li>Checking, correcting or manipulating the syntax or structure of citations within your text.<\/li>\n<li>Checking, correcting or manipulating the syntax or structure of references within your bibliography.<\/li>\n<li>Generating a bibliography, either manually or using referencing software.\u00a0 This has to be taken care of (generally using a product like <em>EndNote<\/em>) before you send your thesis to me.<\/li>\n<li>Generating or formatting manual tables of contents, tables of figures, etc.\u00a0 I always replace these with automated tables based on \"smart\" headings and captions, to ensure 100% accuracy and zero manual maintenance.<\/li>\n<li>Checking, correcting or manipulating any aspect of your content to achieve compliance with particular writing standards or policies, e.g. APA 7 offers guidelines on the use of digits (e.g. \"1\") and words (e.g. \"one\") for numbers appearing in the main body text.\u00a0 I would not be checking for your compliance on this.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Checking, correcting or manipulating your use of upper\/lower case and punctuation in titles, headings and captions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"extendedservices\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><em>Extended Services<\/em> and related fees\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If your thesis is unusually long or complex, or if your requirements fall outside the standard <em>Core Services<\/em> parameters, some <em>Extended Services Fees<\/em> will apply.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some <em>Extended Services<\/em> are charged on the basis of <strong>quantities<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>All the rest are based on <strong>time taken <\/strong>and\u00a0are charged at a rate of <strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$200\/hr<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Extended Services charged on the basis of quantities:<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Additional words <\/strong><em>(Core Services cover up to 80,000 words)<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$20<\/strong><\/span> for each additional 1,000 words above 80,000<em><br \/><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Additional chapters and appendices <\/strong><em>(Core Services cover up to 10 Chapters and 10 Appendices.)<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$20<\/strong><\/span> for each additional chapter or appendix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Additional source files <\/strong><em>(Core Services assume that the thesis is supplied to me in up to 10 separate chapter files plus 10 files containing appendices and other front and back matter sections).<\/em><strong><br \/><\/strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$20 <\/strong><\/span>per additional source file<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Additional tables<\/strong> <em>(Core Services allow for up to 10 tables)<br \/><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$10 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>per additional tables<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Additional figures<\/strong> <em>(Core Services allow for up to 10 figures)<br \/><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$10 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>per additional figure<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Additional numbered equations<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Core Services include formatting of up to 10 numbered equations)<br \/><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Cost: <strong>$10 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>per additional equation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>Extended Services charged on the basis of time taken:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The prices shown for the various items below are <em>indicative<\/em> only.\u00a0 They are based on the typical time taken, but every thesis is unique so actual prices can vary above and below these amounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formatting complex tables, i.e. long tables (extending over 2 full pages); tables with merged data cells; tables with multiple paragraphs of text or multiple numerical values inside individual cells; tables comprising multiple joined tables; tables with coloured or shaded cells<br \/><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0per corrected table<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Re-structuring\/resizing tables <\/span>to fit wide tables within page boundaries, manipulating positioning of data elements or paragraphs of text to achieve correct horizontal alignment of related data across columns. <br \/><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0per corrected table<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creating a customised table style -<\/span> e.g. a special colour scheme for text or borders, or decorative features such as alternating (banded) row or column colours. <em>(Note that this is a very unusual requirement - normally my standard table style does the job perfectly.)<\/em>\u00a0 <br \/><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$50<\/strong><\/span> per new style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Table data imports from Excel<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Importing table data from external documents (e.g. Excel spreadsheets) then reformatting\/restructuring them to match the style of other native <em>Word<\/em> tables in the thesis.<\/span><br \/>Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">per imported simple table; <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$40<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>per imported complex table<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Figures<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Converting multi-shape complex graphics (that you've built within <em>Word<\/em>) into simple scalable images<em>.<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per complex graphic<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Formatting image galleries (i.e. a grid or matrix of images with more than 2 rows or 2 columns).<em><br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per gallery (2x3; 3x2; 3x3); <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$30<\/strong><\/span> (2x4; 4x2; 3x4; 4x3; 4x4); <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$40<\/strong><\/span> (2x5; 5x2; 3x5; 5x3; 4x5; 5x4)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Redesigning or enhancing graphics<em>. (Note: This is a labour-intensive activity.\u00a0 I'm very happy to do it for you, but it's to your advantage cost-wise to have your graphics well-designed and finalised before they come to me.)<br \/><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$50-$100 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>per enhanced graphic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Figure imports from PowerPoint<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Importing slides from PowerPoint<\/span><em><br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$20<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per imported slide (provided no redesign or enhancement is required)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Numbered Equations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Positioning and numbering extra equations. (<\/span><em>Core Services include positioning and numbering of 10 equations.)<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$10<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per additional equation<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Page imports from external documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Importing additional pages (as page images) from PDFs or external <em>Word<\/em>\u00a0documents.<\/span> <br \/><em>(Core Services include a total of 10 imported pages from external files.)<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$5<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per additional imported page<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Multi-volume thesis<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A multi-volume thesis (an extremely rare occurrence nowadays) requires a more complex numbering system across volumes and more advanced handling of <em>Tables of Contents<\/em> within each volume<\/span><em>.<br \/><\/em><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Typical cost: <strong>$200<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">per additional volume<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"otherterms\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Other Terms and Conditions\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#menu-of-sections\">\u25b2<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Timeframe and deadlines<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Unless we have agreed otherwise, normal turnaro<span style=\"color: #000000;\">und is 5 full business days from our agreed commencement date.\u00a0 (This, of course, assumes your availability to do a timely review mid-week.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You must <\/span>deliver all your source files and other requested information to me by <strong>7am on our agreed commencement day<\/strong>.\u00a0 Any time spent working on files that arrive late will go \"on the clock\" as late changes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I recommend that you book your work with me <strong>2-3 months in advance<\/strong>. M<\/span>y acceptance of your work depends on my availability. So book ahead to avoid disappointment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Urgent jobs and out-of-hours work<\/h3>\n<p>For urgent jobs, I may be able to shorten the normal 5-day turnaround time, if my schedule and other commitments allow it.\u00a0 There is an additional fee of <strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$300<\/span> for each day <\/strong>that you need me to take off the normal 5-day turnaround time.\u00a0 The minimum turnaround I will commit to is 2 days.<\/p>\n<p>My standard working hours are 7.00am to 4.00pm Mon-Fri.\u00a0 If your shortened turnaround time requires me to work out-of-hours or on weekends or public holidays, these hours attract a fee of <span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong>$200\/hr in addition to all other applicable charges.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rescheduling your booking<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Subject to my availability,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> you are free to reschedule your confirmed booking <strong>twice at no cost<\/strong>, p<\/span>rovided you give me at least 2 weeks' notice of each change.<\/p>\n<p>If you change your booking more than twice, there is a <strong><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">$100<\/span> <\/strong>re-booking fee for the third (and any subsequent) change. Also, if you give me less than 2 weeks' notice of any change, an additional late fee of<span style=\"color: #c00000;\"><strong> $100<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0will apply.<\/p>\n<h3>Right of refusal<\/h3>\n<p>There are some extremely rare circumstances where I may decline a request to format a thesis. In particular, I generally don't undertake work on a thesis if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The vertical structure requires more than 9 numbered levels (maximum is 6 for chapters plus 3 for appendices). I decline these requests because <em>Word<\/em> supports only 9 numbered levels. It's possible that other programs (e.g. Adobe InDesign) will be more suitable for your requirements, but you'll need to engage a different service provider if this is needed. I format in <em>Word<\/em> only.<\/li>\n<li>You require your final thesis to be managed as a set of multiple files under the control of a <em>Word<\/em> \u201cMaster Document\u201d. I decline these requests because the \"Master Document\" feature is known to be susceptible to document corruption. I will generally only accept work where the final thesis is to be a single, self-contained document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There may be other circumstances where workload or other factors make it impossible for me to deliver to your requirements or within your timeframe. Whatever the reason, I'll always do my best to recommend alternative options or other service providers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thanks very much for your interest. 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