The document must appear in Adobe PDF format. No compression or password protection should be used. UVA Copy Centers can make no changes to the document. Therefore, the burden of how the document looks when it is accessed or printed is entirely the responsibility of the author. UVA Copy Centers recommend that the author assume responsibility for reformatting the document into Adobe PDF, checking the reformatted document for accuracy, and submitting the PDF document to the Alderman Copy Center (1st floor of Alderman Library) for processing.

All fonts used should be embedded in the document. External or internal links to multi-media files are acceptable. If multi-media elements are used in the document, file formats should be identified in the dissertation/thesis abstract. All these will be done if you use a dissertation service.