Paper title Goes Here, up to 3 lines (Title)

Author’s Name, Company or Affiliation, City, State (or Country, if not US)

Co-Author’s Name, Company or Affiliation, City, State (or Country, if not US)

(If you have multiple authors from the same company, list all the authors' names first, followed by the rest of the information)

Do This First! (Heading 1)

Before you do anything else, please print a copy of this file! It contains the instructions for producing your paper for the 22nd DASC. This file is also a template for creating your paper; you can delete or type over these instructions to help you get started. Finally, the printed version of these instructions will serve as a visual reference of how your finished paper should look.

The very next thing you will want to do is save this file on your hard drive, but with a different name. Use the “File – Save As” command and give it a different name. Now you’re ready to read the rest of the instructions, and start your paper.

If you have questions about anything in these instructions, please contact:

Regina Hansen

703-883-7301

Using Styles (Heading 1)

The elements that you will need for your paper have been formatted for you through the use of the “styles” capability of the software. Styles are selected from the box on the far left of the tool bar. Note: if you position your cursor anywhere in this paragraph, the “styles” box will say “Body Text;” we’ve also noted different styles in parentheses following some of the elements on this page of these instructions (Title, Author, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc).

To use styles, you can either select the style you wish to apply and start typing, or select the text you wish to apply a style to; then, using the mouse, point to the style box on the toolbar. Click once on the downward pointing arrow to the right, and select the appropriate style.

22nd DASC Styles (Heading 2)

Please use the following styles in your paper:

  • Title (Title of Paper)
  • Author (Author name and Information)
  • Heading 1 (First-level Section Headings)
  • Heading 2 (Subsection Headings)
  • Heading 3 (Sub-Subsection Headings)
  • Body Text (Normal Paragraph Text)
  • List Bullet (Bulleted List Items)
  • Caption (For Figure and Table Captions)
  • Table Text (For Table Entries)
  • Footnote Reference (Superscript, use numbers)[1]
  • Footnote Text (Place footnotes at bottom of page where referenced)[2]
  • Normal (Same as Body Text)
  • References (For list of references at the end of the paper)
  • Note 1. Do not use Heading styles 4, 5, or 6 in your paper.
  • Note 2. Capitalize the first letter of each word in all Headings, Tables, and Figures (Format/Change Case/Title Case).

Why Bother? (Heading 2)

Styles are easy to use as they do all of the formatting work for you and they help the Publications staff maintain a consistent look across all of the papers in the Proceedings. Consistent use of styles also allows accurate, automated processing of your paper for the CD-ROM version of the Proceedings.

Other Things You Need To Know About Formatting Your Paper

This section outlines other formatting actions required for 22nd DASC publications.

Length

Papers should be eight (8) to twelve (12) pages in length.

Margins

Left, right, and top margins must be 0.8 in. Bottom margin must be 1.25 in.

Font: The font selected for this publication is Times New Roman. Body text is 11 point.

Tables

Always use a table editor or tabs to create tables. Please do NOT use spaces to align columns of your tables, and do NOT use the “columns” feature to create tables. Use the “Caption” style to identify each table with a bold numeric reference, centered at the top of your table as shown below:

Table 1. Sample Table and Table Caption

Sample Description / X / Y / Z
Sample Test 1 / 1 / 2 / 3
Sample Test 2 / 6 / 2 / 2
Total / 7 / 4 / 5

Graphics (Heading 2)

Please embed graphics in your documents as objects. Use the “Caption” style to include a centered caption for the graphic, and place it at the bottom of the graphic (e.g., Figure 1) as indicated below. If necessary, to ensure the best quality printing of the graphic, adjust the contrast and brightness (Select graphic, then select Format/Picture/Picture).

Figure 1. Example of a Figure Caption

Be sure to include/embed Figures and Captions in the body of your paper.

If the graphic is too large to fit in a single column:

Insert a Continuous Section Break (Insert/Break/Section breaks/Continuous)

Format for single column (Format/Columns/One/OK)

Insert the graphic and figure caption

Insert another Continuous Section Break (Insert/Break/Section breaks/Continuous)

Format for two columns (Format/Columns/Two/OK)

For example, as shown below:


Graphic Tips:

  • Avoid dark backgrounds, as they will not reproduce well.
  • Avoid color graphics, as they will not reproduce well.

References

Number references consecutively throughout your document. If you cite a reference more than once, use the same reference number each time. Enclose the number in brackets, inside the closing punctuation. For example: The results of the testing promoted closure of the investigation [1].

List all references at the end of your document with the information in the following order, using the References style (see below):

  • Author or editor, last name first (Do not put last name first for subsequent authors in a multi-author publication.)
  • Publication date
  • Title
  • Edition, document, or volume number, if applicable
  • Place of publication
  • Publisher
  • Pages or chapters
  • Internet links, if applicable.

[1] Jones, Mary, John Smith, 1999, Good Writing, Washington, DC, Printing Company, pp. 22-44.

Disclaimers

If a disclaimer is necessary, use the Footnote Reference style and include the disclaimer, in the column, immediately after the references.

Properties

Insert your paper’s title and author(s) in the file properties dialog box, (File/Properties/Summary tab). The subject, 22nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference, should already be there.

Submitting Your Final Paper For Review And Approval

As soon as you have completed the final version of your paper, submit it electronically to:

1Both your Session and Track Chairs for review/approval.

2The Publications Editor ().

This must be done no later than July 31 to ensure adequate time for review and publication. Name the file using up to the first five (5) letters of your last name plus your abstract number (i.e., Michael L. Johnson, abstract number 115 would save his file as johns115.doc, where .doc is the default three letter extension applied by MicrosoftWord. Please indicate your use of Mac or PC, the version of Microsoft Word used (95, 97, XP or Mac Word), your full name, address and phone number, “22nd DASC,” and the file name of your paper.

Below is a list of acceptable methods of delivery:

Word 95/97/XP

1Email if less than 5 MB in size.

2Physically mail a floppy disk, CD or 100MB/250MB Zip Disk.

3We may have an on-line upload capability which we will announce via email and on the DASC Web site (dasconline.org)

MacWord

  1. Physically mail a floppy disk, CD or 100MB/250MB Zip Disk.
  2. We may have an on-line upload capability which we will announce via email and on the DASC Web site (dasconline.org)

Additional Documentation Requirements

Prepare a hard copy of your paper and an original, signed IEEE Copyright form. Submit both to the Publications Editor either via physical mail or Fax as shown below. (If IEEE Copyright form is sent via Fax, please follow up with a physically mailed original.) This must be done no later than August 15 to ensure adequate time for review and publication.

Tony Rossetti

ALR International

3311 Dupree Avenue

Orlando, FL32806

FAX: 407-894-1397

EMAIL:

Please note: Use of an overnight delivery service is recommended; their tracking services can significantly expedite dealing with “lost” documentation.

Notification of Acceptance

You will be notified of acceptance, rejection, or acceptance with modifications no later than August 31. If you have not received notification by this date, please contact your Track or Session Chair, or the Technical Program Chair, Jim Rankin, 740-593-1514, .

Get Started!

You’ve made it through all the instructions, and you’re ready to write your paper. So, what’s next?

There are several ways to get started, depending on your familiarity with Microsoft Word.

Novice

Use these instructions as a baseline for your paper, by “writing over” the current text.

  • First, save this file under a new name, like johns115.doc (File, Save As, “new name”).
  • Delete the first line of the existing title.
  • Use your mouse to highlight the second line of the title, then type the title of your paper in its place.
  • Do the same for the “author” lines (note, hitting “return” at the end of an author line will automatically open up another author line).
  • Delete the third line that contains information about multiple authors from the same company.
  • Replace the first “Section” Title with yours.
  • Continue replacing parts until you’re comfortable with how things work, then start adding your own elements by using the “Styles” box on the left side of the Formatting Toolbar.

Intermediate

Use this file as a template.

  • Save this file under a new name (e.g., johns015.doc)
  • Delete all of the text (Edit/Select All, Edit/Clear).
  • Save the (empty) file again, and start writing. All of the necessary styles will be available to you via the Styles box on the Formatting Tool Bar.

Expert

If you know about Templates, and how to use them, you can extract the template from this file, and use it to build your paper. Hint: remove all of the text from this file (Edit/Select All, Edit/Clear), then save as a template (File/Save As, select Document Type – “Document Template (*.dot),” name your template, and SAVE.

[1]Footnote 1

[2]Footnote 2