Formatting Abstracts for Print
You can use formatting codes to specify how you want your abstract formatted when it is printed. For example, if you want to make the word "cat" bold, you would write "<bold>cat</bold>". The formatting code tells UMI Dissertation Publishing to make the word bold when print copies are created. See below for a list of common formatting requirements and how to indicate them in your abstract.
Note: at this time, the formatting codes will not affect how your abstract is displayed on the web.
Formatting Codes
| Desired effect | Formatting Code | Visual Example |
|---|---|---|
| bold | <bold>your words</bold> | your words |
| italic | <italic>your words</italic> | your words |
| underlined | <underline>your words</underline> | your words |
| superscript | <super>your words</super> | other wordsyour words |
| subscript | <sub>your words</sub> | other wordsyour words |
Special Characters
Below is a list of special characters you may need to include in your abstract, and codes for displaying them correctly.
| Character | Code for Display |
|---|---|
| “ | “ |
| ” | ” |
| ‘ | ‘ |
| ’ | ’ |
| — | — |
| – | – |
| ° | ° |
| & | & |
| ® | ® |
| © | © |
| … | … |
| ≥ | ≥ |
| ≤ | ≤ |
| ← | ← |
| → | → |
| − | − |
| ± | ± |
| × | × |
| ∼ | ∼ |
| ½ | ½ |
| ∞ | ∞ |
| · | · |
| é | é |
| è | è |
| ç | ç |
| Å | Å |
| α | α |
| β | β |
| χ | χ |
| μ | μ |
| ω | ω |
| π | π |
| σ | σ |
| τ | τ |
| ρ | ρ |
| ν | ν |
| λ | λ |
| κ | κ |