Paper Title* (use style: paper title)

Subtitle as needed (paper subtitle)

Authors Name/s per 1st Affiliation (Author) Authors Name/s per 2nd Affiliation (Author)
line 1 (of Affiliation): dept. name of organization line 1 (of Affiliation): dept. name of organization
line 2-name of organization, acronyms acceptable line 2-name of organization, acronyms acceptable
line 3-City, Country line 3-City, Country
line 4-e-mail address if desired line 4-e-mail address if desired

Abstract—This electronic document is a “live” template and and not as an independent document. Please do not revise any
already defines the components of your paper [title, text, heads, of the current designations.
etc.] in its style sheet. *CRITICAL: Do Not Use Symbols, Special
Characters, or Math in Paper Title or Abstract. (Abstract)
III. PREPARE YOUR PAPER BEFORE STYLING
Keywords—component; formatting; style; styling; insert (key Before you begin to format your paper, first write and save
words) the content as a separate text file. Keep your text and graphic
files separate until after the text has been formatted and styled.
I. INTRODUCTION (HEADING 1) Do not use hard tabs, and limit use of hard returns to only one
return at the end of a paragraph. Do not add any kind of
This template, modified in MS Word 2007 and saved as a pagination anywhere in the paper. Do not number text heads-
“Word 97-2003 Document” for the PC, provides authors with the template will do that for you.
most of the formatting specifications needed for preparing
electronic versions of their papers. All standard paper Finally, complete content and organizational editing before
components have been specified for three reasons: (1) ease of formatting. Please take note of the following items when
use when formatting individual papers, (2) automatic proofreading spelling and grammar:
compliance to electronic requirements that facilitate the
concurrent or later production of electronic products, and (3) A. Abbreviations and Acronyms
conformity of style throughout a conference proceedings. Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are
Margins, column widths, line spacing, and type styles are used in the text, even after they have been defined in the
built-in; examples of the type styles are provided throughout abstract. Abbreviations such as IEEE, SI, MKS, CGS, sc, dc,
this document and are identified in italic type, within and rms do not have to be defined. Do not use abbreviations in
parentheses, following the example. Some components, such the title or heads unless they are unavoidable.
as multi-leveled equations, graphics, and tables are not
prescribed, although the various table text styles are provided.
B. Units
The formatter will need to create these components,
incorporating the applicable criteria that follow.  Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI
units are encouraged.) English units may be used as
secondary units (in parentheses). An exception would
II. EASE OF USE
be the use of English units as identifiers in trade, such
as “3.5-inch disk drive.”
A. Selecting a Template (Heading 2)
First, confirm that you have the correct template for your  Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such as current in
paper size. This template has been tailored for output on the amperes and magnetic field in oersteds. This often
A4 paper size. If you are using US letter-sized paper, please leads to confusion because equations do not balance
close this file and download the file “MSW_USltr_format”. dimensionally. If you must use mixed units, clearly
state the units for each quantity that you use in an
B. Maintaining the Integrity of the Specifications equation.
The template is used to format your paper and style the  Do not mix complete spellings and abbreviations of
text. All margins, column widths, line spaces, and text fonts units: “Wb/m2” or “webers per square meter,” not
are prescribed; please do not alter them. You may note “webers/m2.” Spell units when they appear in text: “...a
peculiarities. For example, the head margin in this template few henries,” not “...a few H.”
measures proportionately more than is customary. This
 Use a zero before decimal points: “0.25,” not “.25.”
measurement and others are deliberate, using specifications
Use “cm3,” not “cc.” (bullet list)
that anticipate your paper as one part of the entire proceedings,
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C. Equations “compliment,” “discreet” and “discrete,” “principal”
The equations are an exception to the prescribed and “principle.”
specifications of this template. You will need to determine  Do not confuse “imply” and “infer.”
whether or not your equation should be typed using either the
Times New Roman or the Symbol font (please no other font).  The prefix “non” is not a word; it should be joined to
To create multileveled equations, it may be necessary to treat the word it modifies, usually without a hyphen.
the equation as a graphic and insert it into the text after your  There is no period after the “et” in the Latin
paper is styled. abbreviation “et al.”
Number equations consecutively. Equation numbers,  The abbreviation “i.e.” means “that is,” and the
within parentheses, are to position flush right, as in (1), using abbreviation “e.g.” means “for example.”
a right tab stop. To make your equations more compact, you
may use the solidus ( / ), the exp function, or appropriate An excellent style manual for science writers is [7].
exponents. Italicize Roman symbols for quantities and
variables, but not Greek symbols. Use a long dash rather than IV. USING THE TEMPLATE
a hyphen for a minus sign. Punctuate equations with commas
After the text edit has been completed, the paper is ready
or periods when they are part of a sentence, as in
for the template. Duplicate the template file by using the Save
As command, and use the naming convention prescribed by
ab  your conference for the name of your paper. In this newly
 created file, highlight all of the contents and import your
  prepared text file. You are now ready to style your paper; use
the scroll down window on the left of the MS Word
Note that the equation is centered using a center tab stop. Formatting toolbar.
Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been defined
before or immediately following the equation. Use “(1),” not A. Authors and Affiliations
“Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),” except at the beginning of a
The template is designed so that author affiliations are not
sentence: “Equation (1) is ...”
repeated each time for multiple authors of the same affiliation.
Please keep your affiliations as succinct as possible (for
D. Some Common Mistakes example, do not differentiate among departments of the same
 The word “data” is plural, not singular. organization). This template was designed for two affiliations.
 The subscript for the permeability of vacuum 0, and 1) For author/s of only one affiliation (Heading 3): To
other common scientific constants, is zero with change the default, adjust the template as follows.
subscript formatting, not a lowercase letter “o.”
a) Selection (Heading 4): Highlight all author and
 In American English, commas, semi-/colons, periods, affiliation lines.
question and exclamation marks are located within
b) Change number of columns: Select the Columns icon
quotation marks only when a complete thought or
from the MS Word Standard toolbar and then select “1
name is cited, such as a title or full quotation. When
quotation marks are used, instead of a bold or italic Column” from the selection palette.
typeface, to highlight a word or phrase, punctuation c) Deletion: Delete the author and affiliation lines for
should appear outside of the quotation marks. A the second affiliation.
parenthetical phrase or statement at the end of a 2) For author/s of more than two affiliations: To change
sentence is punctuated outside of the closing the default, adjust the template as follows.
parenthesis (like this). (A parenthetical sentence is
punctuated within the parentheses.) a) Selection: Highlight all author and affiliation lines.
b) Change number of columns: Select the “Columns”
 A graph within a graph is an “inset,” not an “insert.”
icon from the MS Word Standard toolbar and then select “1
The word alternatively is preferred to the word
“alternately” (unless you really mean something that Column” from the selection palette.
alternates). c) Highlight author and affiliation lines of affiliation 1
and copy this selection.
 Do not use the word “essentially” to mean
“approximately” or “effectively.” d) Formatting: Insert one hard return immediately after
the last character of the last affiliation line. Then paste down
 In your paper title, if the words “that uses” can
the copy of affiliation 1. Repeat as necessary for each
accurately replace the word using, capitalize the “u”; if
additional affiliation.
not, keep using lower-cased.
e) Reassign number of columns: Place your cursor to
 Be aware of the different meanings of the
the right of the last character of the last affiliation line of an
homophones “affect” and “effect,” “complement” and
even numbered affiliation (e.g., if there are five affiliations,
place your cursor at end of fourth affiliation). Drag the cursor
up to highlight all of the above author and affiliation lines. Go writing Figure axis labels to avoid confusing the reader. As an
to Column icon and select “2 Columns”. If you have an odd example, write the quantity “Magnetization,” or
number of affiliations, the final affiliation will be centered on “Magnetization, M,” not just “M.” If including units in the
the page; all previous will be in two columns. label, present them within parentheses. Do not label axes only
with units. In the example, write “Magnetization (A/m)” or
B. Identify the Headings “Magnetization (A ( m(1),” not just “A/m.” Do not label axes
Headings, or heads, are organizational devices that guide with a ratio of quantities and units. For example, write
the reader through your paper. There are two types: “Temperature (K),” not “Temperature/K.”
component heads and text heads.
Component heads identify the different components of Acknowledgment (HEADING 5)
your paper and are not topically subordinate to each other. The preferred spelling of the word “acknowledgment” in
Examples include ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and America is without an “e” after the “g.” Avoid the stilted
REFERENCES, and for these, the correct style to use is expression “one of us (R. B. G.) thanks ...”. Instead, try “R. B.
“Heading 5.” Use “figure caption” for your Figure captions, G. thanks...”. Put sponsor acknowledgments in the
and “table head” for your table title. Run-in heads, such as unnumbered footnote on the first page.
“Abstract,” will require you to apply a style (in this case,
italic) in addition to the style provided by the drop down menu
to differentiate the head from the text.
References
Text heads organize the topics on a relational, hierarchical
basis. For example, the paper title is the primary text head The template will number citations consecutively within
because all subsequent material relates and elaborates on this brackets [1]. The sentence punctuation follows the bracket [2].
one topic. If there are two or more sub-topics, the next level Refer simply to the reference number, as in [3]—do not use
head (uppercase Roman numerals) should be used and, “Ref. [3]” or “reference [3]” except at the beginning of a
conversely, if there are not at least two sub-topics, then no sentence: “Reference [3] was the first ...”
subheads should be introduced. Styles named “Heading 1,” Number footnotes separately in superscripts. Place the
“Heading 2,” “Heading 3,” and “Heading 4” are prescribed. actual footnote at the bottom of the column in which it was
cited. Do not put footnotes in the reference list. Use letters for
C. Figures and Tables table footnotes.
1) Positioning Figures and Tables: Place figures and
Unless there are six authors or more give all authors’
tables at the top and bottom of columns. Avoid placing them in names; do not use “et al.”. Papers that have not been
the middle of columns. Large figures and tables may span published, even if they have been submitted for publication,
across both columns. Figure captions should be below the should be cited as “unpublished” [4]. Papers that have been
figures; table heads should appear above the tables. Insert accepted for publication should be cited as “in press” [5].
figures and tables after they are cited in the text. Use the Capitalize only the first word in a paper title, except for proper
abbreviation “Fig. 1,” even at the beginning of a sentence. nouns and element symbols.
For papers published in translation journals, please give
TABLE I. TABLE STYLES
the English citation first, followed by the original foreign-
Table Table Column Head language citation [6].
Head Table column subhead Subhead Subhead
copy More table copya [1] G. Eason, B. Noble, and I.N. Sneddon, “On certain integrals of
a.
Lipschitz-Hankel type involving products of Bessel functions,” Phil.
Sample of a Table footnote. (Table footnote)
Trans. Roy. Soc. London, vol. A247, pp. 529-551, April 1955.
b. (references)
[2] J. Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, 3rd ed., vol.
Fig. 1. Example of a figure caption. (figure caption)
2. Oxford: Clarendon, 1892, pp.68-73.
[3] I.S. Jacobs and C.P. Bean, “Fine particles, thin films and exchange
anisotropy,” in Magnetism, vol. III, G.T. Rado and H. Suhl, Eds. New
We suggest that you use a text box to insert a graphic York: Academic, 1963, pp. 271-350.
(which is ideally a 300 dpi resolution TIFF or EPS file [4] K. Elissa, “Title of paper if known,” unpublished.
with all fonts embedded) because this method is somewhat
[5] R. Nicole, “Title of paper with only first word capitalized,” J. Name
more stable than directly inserting a picture. Stand. Abbrev., in press.
To have non-visible rules on your frame, use the [6] Y. Yorozu, M. Hirano, K. Oka, and Y. Tagawa, “Electron spectroscopy
studies on magneto-optical media and plastic substrate interface,” IEEE
MSWord “Format” pull-down menu, select Text Box > Transl. J. Magn. Japan, vol. 2, pp. 740-741, August 1987 [Digests 9th
Colors and Lines to choose No Fill and No Line. Annual Conf. Magnetics Japan, p. 301, 1982].
Figure Labels: Use 8 point Times New Roman for Figure [7] M. Young, The Technical Writer’s Handbook. Mill Valley, CA:
labels. Use words rather than symbols or abbreviations when University Science, 1989.