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— Paper consists of 6 to 8 pages. The abstract length that anticipate your paper as one part of the entire proceedings,
should be in 100 to 150 words. This electronic document is a and not as an independent document. Please do not revise any
“live” template and already defines the components of your of the current designations.
paper [title, text, heads, 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
Before you begin to format your paper, first write and save
Keywords—component; formatting; style; styling; insert (key the content as a separate text file. Keep your text and graphic
words) files separate until after the text has been formatted and styled.
Do not use hard tabs, and limit use of hard returns to only one
I. INTRODUCTION (HEADING 1) return at the end of a paragraph. Do not add any kind of
pagination anywhere in the paper. Do not number text heads-
This template, modified in MS Word 2007 and saved as a
the template will do that for you.
“Word 97-2003 Document” for the PC, provides authors with
most of the formatting specifications needed for preparing Finally, complete content and organizational editing before
electronic versions of their papers. All standard paper formatting. Please take note of the following items when
components have been specified for three reasons: (1) ease of proofreading spelling and grammar:
use when formatting individual papers, (2) automatic
compliance to electronic requirements that facilitate the A. Abbreviations and Acronyms
concurrent or later production of electronic products, and (3)
Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are
conformity of style throughout a conference proceedings.
used in the text, even after they have been defined in the
Margins, column widths, line spacing, and type styles are built-
abstract. Abbreviations such as IEEE, SI, MKS, CGS, sc, dc,
in; examples of the type styles are provided throughout this
and rms do not have to be defined. Do not use abbreviations in
document and are identified in italic type, within parentheses,
the title or heads unless they are unavoidable.
following the example. Some components, such as multi-
leveled equations, graphics, and tables are not prescribed,
although the various table text styles are provided. The B. Units
formatter will need to create these components, incorporating  Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units
the applicable criteria that follow. 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)  Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such as current in
First, confirm that you have the correct template for your amperes and magnetic field in oersteds. This often leads
paper size. This template has been tailored for output on the A4 to confusion because equations do not balance
paper size. If you are using US letter-sized paper, please close dimensionally. If you must use mixed units, clearly
this file and download the file “MSW_USltr_format”. state the units for each quantity that you use in an
equation.
B. Maintaining the Integrity of the Specifications  Do not mix complete spellings and abbreviations of
The template is used to format your paper and style the text. units: “Wb/m2” or “webers per square meter,” not
All margins, column widths, line spaces, and text fonts are “webers/m2.” Spell units when they appear in text: “...a
prescribed; please do not alter them. You may note few henries,” not “...a few H.”
peculiarities. For example, the head margin in this template
measures proportionately more than is customary. This
measurement and others are deliberate, using specifications
  Use a zero before decimal points: “0.25,” not “.25.”  Be aware of the different meanings of the homophones
Use “cm3,” not “cc.” (bullet list) “affect” and “effect,” “complement” and “compliment,”
“discreet” and “discrete,” “principal” and “principle.”
C. Equations  Do not confuse “imply” and “infer.”
The equations are an exception to the prescribed
specifications of this template. You will need to determine  The prefix “non” is not a word; it should be joined to
whether or not your equation should be typed using either the the word it modifies, usually without a hyphen.
Times New Roman or the Symbol font (please no other font).  There is no period after the “et” in the Latin
To create multileveled equations, it may be necessary to treat abbreviation “et al.”
the equation as a graphic and insert it into the text after your
paper is styled.  The abbreviation “i.e.” means “that is,” and the
abbreviation “e.g.” means “for example.”
Number equations consecutively. Equation numbers, within
parentheses, are to position flush right, as in (1), using a right An excellent style manual for science writers is [7].
tab stop. To make your equations more compact, you may use
the solidus ( / ), the exp function, or appropriate exponents. IV. USING THE TEMPLATE
Italicize Roman symbols for quantities and variables, but not
Greek symbols. Use a long dash rather than a hyphen for a After the text edit has been completed, the paper is ready
minus sign. Punctuate equations with commas or periods when for the template. Duplicate the template file by using the Save
they are part of a sentence, as in As command, and use the naming convention prescribed by
your conference for the name of your paper. In this newly
created file, highlight all of the contents and import your
ab  prepared text file. You are now ready to style your paper; use
 the scroll down window on the left of the MS Word Formatting
  toolbar.

Note that the equation is centered using a center tab stop. A. Authors and Affiliations
Be sure that the symbols in your equation have been defined The template is designed so that author affiliations are not
before or immediately following the equation. Use “(1),” not repeated each time for multiple authors of the same affiliation.
“Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),” except at the beginning of a Please keep your affiliations as succinct as possible (for
sentence: “Equation (1) is ...” example, do not differentiate among departments of the same
organization). This template was designed for two affiliations.
D. Some Common Mistakes
1) For author/s of only one affiliation (Heading 3): To
 The word “data” is plural, not singular.
change the default, adjust the template as follows.
 The subscript for the permeability of vacuum 0, and a) Selection (Heading 4): Highlight all author and
other common scientific constants, is zero with affiliation lines.
subscript formatting, not a lowercase letter “o.”
b) Change number of columns: Select the Columns icon
 In American English, commas, semi-/colons, periods, from the MS Word Standard toolbar and then select “1
question and exclamation marks are located within Column” from the selection palette.
quotation marks only when a complete thought or name
is cited, such as a title or full quotation. When quotation c) Deletion: Delete the author and affiliation lines for
marks are used, instead of a bold or italic typeface, to the second affiliation.
highlight a word or phrase, punctuation should appear 2) For author/s of more than two affiliations: To change
outside of the quotation marks. A parenthetical phrase the default, adjust the template as follows.
or statement at the end of a sentence is punctuated a) Selection: Highlight all author and affiliation lines.
outside of the closing parenthesis (like this). (A
parenthetical sentence is punctuated within the b) Change number of columns: Select the “Columns”
parentheses.) icon from the MS Word Standard toolbar and then select “1
Column” from the selection palette.
 A graph within a graph is an “inset,” not an “insert.”
The word alternatively is preferred to the word c) Highlight author and affiliation lines of affiliation 1
“alternately” (unless you really mean something that and copy this selection.
alternates). d) Formatting: Insert one hard return immediately after
 Do not use the word “essentially” to mean the last character of the last affiliation line. Then paste down
“approximately” or “effectively.” the copy of affiliation 1. Repeat as necessary for each
additional affiliation.
 In your paper title, if the words “that uses” can
e) Reassign number of columns: Place your cursor to
accurately replace the word using, capitalize the “u”; if
not, keep using lower-cased. the right of the last character of the last affiliation line of an
Identify applicable sponsor/s here. If no sponsors, delete this text box (sponsors).
even numbered affiliation (e.g., if there are five affiliations, Figure Labels: Use 8 point Times New Roman for Figure
place your cursor at end of fourth affiliation). Drag the cursor labels. Use words rather than symbols or abbreviations when
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: component “Temperature (K),” not “Temperature/K.”
heads and text heads.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT (Heading 5)
Component heads identify the different components of your
paper and are not topically subordinate to each other. Examples The preferred spelling of the word “acknowledgment” in
include ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and REFERENCES, and for America is without an “e” after the “g.” Avoid the stilted
these, the correct style to use is “Heading 5.” Use “figure expression “one of us (R. B. G.) thanks ...”. Instead, try “R. B.
caption” for your Figure captions, and “table head” for your G. thanks...”. Put sponsor acknowledgments in the unnumbered
table title. Run-in heads, such as “Abstract,” will require you to footnote on the first page.
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 The template will number citations consecutively within
basis. For example, the paper title is the primary text head brackets [1]. The sentence punctuation follows the bracket [2].
because all subsequent material relates and elaborates on this Refer simply to the reference number, as in [3]—do not use
one topic. If there are two or more sub-topics, the next level “Ref. [3]” or “reference [3]” except at the beginning of a
head (uppercase Roman numerals) should be used and, sentence: “Reference [3] was the first ...”
conversely, if there are not at least two sub-topics, then no
Number footnotes separately in superscripts. Place the
subheads should be introduced. Styles named “Heading 1,”
actual footnote at the bottom of the column in which it was
“Heading 2,” “Heading 3,” and “Heading 4” are prescribed.
cited. Do not put footnotes in the reference list. Use letters for
table footnotes.
C. Figures and Tables
1) Positioning Figures and Tables: Place figures and Unless there are six authors or more give all authors’
names; do not use “et al.”. Papers that have not been published,
tables at the top and bottom of columns. Avoid placing them
even if they have been submitted for publication, should be
in the middle of columns. Large figures and tables may span cited as “unpublished” [4]. Papers that have been accepted for
across both columns. Figure captions should be below the publication should be cited as “in press” [5]. Capitalize only
figures; table heads should appear above the tables. Insert the first word in a paper title, except for proper nouns and
figures and tables after they are cited in the text. Use the element symbols.
abbreviation “Fig. 1,” even at the beginning of a sentence.
For papers published in translation journals, please give the
TABLE I. TABLE STYLES
English citation first, followed by the original foreign-language
citation [6].
Table Table Column Head
Head Table column subhead Subhead Subhead
[1] G. Eason, B. Noble, and I.N. Sneddon, “On certain integrals of
a
copy More table copy Lipschitz-Hankel type involving products of Bessel functions,” Phil.
a.
Trans. Roy. Soc. London, vol. A247, pp. 529-551, April 1955.
Sample of a Table footnote. (Table footnote) (references)
[2] J. Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, 3rd ed., vol.
We suggest that you use a text box to insert a graphic 2. Oxford: Clarendon, 1892, pp.68-73.
(which is ideally a 300 dpi resolution TIFF or EPS file with [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
all fonts embedded) because this method is somewhat more York: Academic, 1963, pp. 271-350.
stable than directly inserting a picture. [4] K. Elissa, “Title of paper if known,” unpublished.
To have non-visible rules on your frame, use the [5] R. Nicole, “Title of paper with only first word capitalized,” J. Name
MSWord “Format” pull-down menu, select Text Box > Stand. Abbrev., in press.
Colors and Lines to choose No Fill and No Line. [6] Y. Yorozu, M. Hirano, K. Oka, and Y. Tagawa, “Electron spectroscopy
b.
studies on magneto-optical media and plastic substrate interface,” IEEE
Transl. J. Magn. Japan, vol. 2, pp. 740-741, August 1987 [Digests 9th
Fig. 1. Example of a figure caption. (figure caption) Annual Conf. Magnetics Japan, p. 301, 1982].
[7] M. Young, The Technical Writer’s Handbook. Mill Valley, CA:
University Science, 1989.