Processing Electronic Dissertations and Theses Steps of the ETD Submission Process Student receives overview of word processing hints and an introduction to ETDs.
Student creates thesis or dissertation using standard word processing package.
Student takes another class on creating ETDs, if desired or needed. Student uses software, such as Adobe Distiller, to convert word processing document to PDF or DVI file. Then use Adobe Distiller to convert the new file into PDF, etd.pdf. May print to multiple chapters, especially if the ETD is very large. Name them ch1.pdf, ch2.pdf, etc.