# Academic Format Typist

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Departments: Thesis and Dissertation Office, Faculty Support Services, Editorial Production, Document Processing Center, Office of Research Administration, Manuscript Preparation Department.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Word Processors and Typists](/Occupations/Word_Processors_and_Typists) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Corporate Document Specialist](/JobTypes/Corporate_Document_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [General Copy Typist](/JobTypes/General_Copy_Typist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Insurance Claims Typist](/JobTypes/Insurance_Claims_Typist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Law Enforcement Transcriptionist](/JobTypes/Law_Enforcement_Transcriptionist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Legal Word Processing Operator](/JobTypes/Legal_Word_Processing_Operator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Market Research Transcriptionist](/JobTypes/Market_Research_Transcriptionist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Offline Captioner](/JobTypes/Offline_Captioner) — siblings · JobTypes

### Required knowledge

- [Citation Conventions](/Knowledge/Citation_Conventions) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Word Processing Conventions](/Knowledge/Word_Processing_Conventions) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Academic Style Guides](/Knowledge/Academic_Style_Guides) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Perform

- [Adjust settings for format, page layout, line spacing, and other style requirements.](/Tasks/Adjust_settings_for_format,_page_layout,_line_spacing,_and_other_style_requirements.) — perform · Tasks
- [Convert Document Formats](/Tasks/Convert_Document_Formats) — perform · Tasks
- [Build and Update Document Templates](/Tasks/Build_and_Update_Document_Templates) — perform · Tasks
- [Proofread Document Layout](/Tasks/Proofread_Document_Layout) — perform · Tasks
- [Typeset Tables and Figures](/Tasks/Typeset_Tables_and_Figures) — perform · Tasks
- [Apply Citation and Reference Styles](/Tasks/Apply_Citation_and_Reference_Styles) — perform · Tasks

### Problems this exposes

- [landscape-rotated wide tables and full-bleed figures breaking the journal template's running-head and gutter margins on the typeset proof](/Problems/landscape-rotated_wide_tables_and_full-bleed_figures_breaking_the_journal_template's_running-head_and_gutter_margins_on_the_typeset_proof) — exposes problem · Problems
- [maintaining a library of journal and university templates that drift each time a publisher revises submission specs](/Problems/maintaining_a_library_of_journal_and_university_templates_that_drift_each_time_a_publisher_revises_submission_specs) — exposes problem · Problems
- [catching widows, orphans, bad page breaks, and float misplacement on the final layout proof](/Problems/catching_widows,_orphans,_bad_page_breaks,_and_float_misplacement_on_the_final_layout_proof) — exposes problem · Problems
- [preserving complex equation, table, and figure numbering when reflowing a long document across template changes](/Problems/preserving_complex_equation,_table,_and_figure_numbering_when_reflowing_a_long_document_across_template_changes) — exposes problem · Problems
- [converting hand-marked manuscripts into exact APA, MLA, Chicago, or Turabian style across hundreds of in-text citations](/Problems/converting_hand-marked_manuscripts_into_exact_APA,_MLA,_Chicago,_or_Turabian_style_across_hundreds_of_in-text_citations) — exposes problem · Problems
- [handling non-Latin scripts, diacritics, and special characters without corrupting them on format conversion](/Problems/handling_non-Latin_scripts,_diacritics,_and_special_characters_without_corrupting_them_on_format_conversion) — exposes problem · Problems
- [rebuilding a thesis to a university's specific margin, running-head, and front-matter template that differs from the published style guide](/Problems/rebuilding_a_thesis_to_a_university's_specific_margin,_running-head,_and_front-matter_template_that_differs_from_the_published_style_guide) — exposes problem · Problems
- [reconciling a reference list against in-text citations so every cite resolves and orphans are caught](/Problems/reconciling_a_reference_list_against_in-text_citations_so_every_cite_resolves_and_orphans_are_caught) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [PDF Editing Software](/Software/PDF_Editing_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Reference Management Software](/Software/Reference_Management_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Document Typesetting Software](/Software/Document_Typesetting_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Word Processing Software](/Software/Word_Processing_Software) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Finger Dexterity](/Ability/Finger_Dexterity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Perceptual Speed](/Ability/Perceptual_Speed) — requires ability · Ability
- [Written Comprehension](/Ability/Written_Comprehension) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Template Construction](/Skills/Template_Construction) — requires skill · Skills
- [Proofreading](/Skills/Proofreading) — requires skill · Skills
- [Touch Typing](/Skills/Touch_Typing) — requires skill · Skills
- [Style Guide Application](/Skills/Style_Guide_Application) — requires skill · Skills
- [Document Formatting](/Skills/Document_Formatting) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Typeset Tables and Figures](/Activities/Typeset_Tables_and_Figures) — engage in · Activities
- [Apply Citation and Reference Styles](/Activities/Apply_Citation_and_Reference_Styles) — engage in · Activities
- [Format Manuscripts to Style Guidelines](/Activities/Format_Manuscripts_to_Style_Guidelines) — engage in · Activities