Text Formatting ⇒ Justify Headings to left Side

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Try this in your preamble:

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\makeatletter
\@centerfalse
\let\orig@makechapterhead\@makechapterhead
\renewcommand*{\@makechapterhead}[1]{%
  \@centertrue
  \orig@makechapterhead{#1}
  \@centerfalse}
\makeatother

This works with the common thesis class, centering chapters while left-justifying the other headings.

I just would not recommend using a class of 1996. Just because the name is "thesis" it's not guaranteed that it's a good thesis style today.

Stefan

[mavericky99]

Thanks Steffen for the reply....But i couldn't find a more convincing style for writing my thesis....as I need a 14 font size for headings and a 12 font size for my sections and subsections.... If u have any such suggestion for me pls do tell me....

[localghost]

[…] as I need a 14 font size for headings and a 12 font size for my sections and subsections. […]

Do these demands concern all your headings? What about the font size for chapter headings and the continuous text? Are there any other demands regarding the format of the headings (bold faced, slanted, …)?

[mavericky99]

The chapter headings should be CAPITAL-bold-14pt-center aligned...

The section headings must be CAPITAL-Bold-12pt-Left aligned...

The subsection headings must be Lower case-12pt-left aligned...

Running text must be 12pt with 1.5 line spacing....Any suggestions???

[localghost]

Here is a complete example document with the desired formatting for the headings and a header added. The commented lines are only suggestions for other heading levels. The setspace package provides appropriate line spacing.

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\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,twoside,english]{report}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage[pagestyles]{titlesec}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage[onehalfspacing]{setspace}

\titleformat{\chapter}{\filcenter\normalfont\large\bfseries\MakeUppercase}{\thechapter.}{1em}{\large}
\titleformat{\section}{\filright\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries\MakeUppercase}{\thesection.}{1em}{\normalsize}
\titleformat{\subsection}{\filright\normalfont\normalsize}{\thesubsection.}{1em}{\normalsize}
%\titleformat{\subsubsection}{\filright\normalfont\normalsize}{\thesubsubsection.}{1em}{\normalsize}
%\titleformat{\paragraph}[runin]{\filright\normalfont\normalsize\slshape}{\theparagraph.}{1em}{\normalsize}
%\titleformat{\subparagraph}[runin]{\filright\normalfont\normalsize}{\thesubparagraph.}{1em}{\normalsize}

\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{50pt}{20pt}

\newpagestyle{main}{%
  \headrule
  \sethead[\thepage][][\thechapter.\quad\chaptertitle]{\thesection.\quad\sectiontitle}{}{\thepage}
}
\pagestyle{main}

\begin{document}
  \blinddocument
\end{document}

As always, the packages babel (with its global language option) and blindtext are not part of the solution. They have only been used to create dummy text.