![]() It also had an automatically-generated table of contents. My thesis was not atypical for one in the sciences: ~200 pages (double-spaced), subdivided into chapters, sections, and subsections, with numerous equations, tables, inserted vectorized and non-vectorized graphics, and over 100 references. Regardless of which program you choose, universities have very strict formatting rules, so see if you can get your hands on a template made for your university in your program of choice (for mine, there was a LaTeX thesis template available, though I had to update it).I've not used Scrivener, but you might want to consider it if your thesis is mostly text.LaTeX is robust, and particularly functional for scientific theses and others needing to incorporate equations, tables, and vectorized and non-vectorized graphics.Don't use Word for your thesis on the Mac, it's unstable for long documents.Mellel has pretty good reviews for many years/decades (I haven’t tested it personally).Nisus Writer Pro is a very capable word processor for the Mac.If you’re fine with MS Word, then use it (I don’t like it, but for this use-case it’s way better than Pages) otherwise.If you are not familiar with any of the TeX macro languages -and aren’t inclined to learn it-, then use a dedicated GUI word processor: Currently there are two major macro languages available for TeX: LaTeX and ConTeXt. text-centric 100+ pages with numbered figures, index, index of figures, lots of cross references, footnotes, etc., I would write with a dedicated tool. Word): perfect for short documents (letters), also perfect for short image-based documents (flyers, maybe brochures). I always see it like an easy to handle mixture of a Layout program (e.g. But it shines when it comes to fluently integrate text with graphics. I wouldn’t ever write a thesis or any other longer text-centric document with Pages. ![]()
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