Find out what your supervisor would flag, before they do.
Upload the .docx you already have, pick your university, and we’ll compare its actual font, size, line spacing, and margins against that university’s real formatting rules -- free, no signup required. Your file is never stored; it’s checked in memory and discarded.
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Check your report’s formatting.
What the formatting checker looks at
Upload the .docx you already have and choose your university. The checker reads the file's real formatting -- the body font and size, the line spacing, and the page margins -- and compares each against that university's published formatting rules. You get a plain list of what matches and what does not, so you can fix the problems before your supervisor finds them.
Your file is checked in memory and discarded; it is not stored. The tool is free and needs no account.
Why formatting problems get projects sent back
Supervisors and departmental reviewers rarely reject a project for a font choice alone, but formatting drift is the easiest thing for them to point at, and it signals carelessness. The usual causes are chapters pasted in from different documents, a template inherited from a senior student at a different school, or spacing that shifted when a table or figure was inserted.
Fixing the common findings in Microsoft Word
- Margins: open Layout, then Margins, then Custom Margins, and enter your university's values for the top, bottom, left and right, plus any binding margin.
- Line spacing: select the body text, open Paragraph, and set the line spacing and the space before and after exactly as your guideline says.
- Font and size: change the Normal style rather than selecting text by hand, so headings and body text follow one consistent rule across every chapter.
- Pasted text: paste with 'Keep text only' or clear the formatting, then re-apply your styles, because pasted text drags its old spacing and font along.
- After any fix, scroll through the whole document; a change to a style can shift page breaks, tables and figure captions.
What it does not check
The checker judges layout, not content. It does not assess your writing, your citations, your results or your structure, and a department's own rules can override the university baseline. The format guide for your university lists the fonts, margins and reference style it expects, and your supervisor's instructions always take priority over both.
Frequently asked questions
Is my document stored when I upload it?
No. The file is checked in memory and discarded.
Does it work on a .pdf?
No. The checker reads the formatting inside a .docx Word file; a PDF has no editable formatting to inspect, so export or keep your Word version.
What if my department has different rules from the university?
Follow your department and supervisor. The checker compares against the university's rules, and department or supervisor instructions take priority where they differ.
Does passing the check mean my project is ready?
It means the checked layout settings match. Content, structure, citations and your supervisor's specific requests still need your own review.