How are ETDs created?
Dissertations, theses, and selected projects are created using a word processor or other document preparation system, including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Adobe Framemaker, Tex/LaTeX & PDFLaTeX, and any other that can output to a print file (postscript), which can be easily converted to a PDF (Portable Document Format) file. Students submit their dissertations, theses, or selected projects as a single PDF document (file). PDF documents are generated using the full version of Adobe Acrobat software (or PDFLaTeX), which retains all formatting information about a document while providing an electronic structure that allows the addition of embedded multimedia elements. At present, this is the natural choice since documents prepared with many widely used software programs and document preparation systems can be converted easily to PDF documents.
