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Submitting .docx files as TMAs

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Edited by Sebastian Tyrrell, Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013, 14:00

Some additions to this

One minor warning: one student on one module has had a problem in which the automatic text colour in boxes in a diagram was rendered as invisible when it reached me. The source of the problem is not clear.

If it occurs with anyone else I will let them know, and if possible edit their text directly to make it visible.

More generally: please don't use floating objects in diagrams, they have a tendency to move. Make sure you group the drawing objects, and then use the "wrap text" option (on drawing tools in Word 2010, "format object" in some older versions) to set the wrapping to "top and bottom". Thanks

Just to confirm again I will accept .docx files.

I've been asked whether these have to be zipped, and my answer is "not as far as I am aware". In general, zip files are created automatically if you submit a single file and the instruction on zips really applies to people submitting multiple files, for example one per question or with some additional diagrams in another format.

I assume this will work equally well with .docx, but in any case you can try it and see: if the system doesn't accept the file then you can try zipping it.

In any case I will always tell you if I've had a problem with a submission and will always give you a chance to resubmit!

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