ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the changes in software can happen so fast and appear to change with increasing frequency, should students use Microsoft's Word or another piece of software to write their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). WordPerfect became a victim of the Microsoft revolution that standardised most PC operating systems (think Windows) and software using Microsoft Office in the mid-1990s. The real problem with word processing packages like Microsoft Word is when files get very large, as they tend to do during a PhD. If students are feeling adventurous, can try writing in R Markdown, using RStudio as a text editor Graphical User Interface and the Bookdown platform to publish their chapters into a single thesis file in virtually any format. While students and their advisor can adopt any naming convention they like, and they need to instantly be able to distinguish between a new version and one that they have already commented on by the file name.
