Washington State
Transportation Center (TRAC)
TRAC-UW
1107 NE 45th St
Seattle, WA
Phone: 206.543.8690
Fax: 206.685.0767
TRAC-WSU
Sloan Hall, Room 101
PO Box 642910
Pullman, WA 99164-2910
Phone: 509.335.3175
Fax: 509.335.7632
WSDOT Research Office
Transportation Building
Washington State
Department
of Transportation
310 Maple Park Avenue SE
PO Box 47300
Olympia WA 98504-7300
Phone: 360.705.7000
TRAC-UW
Information for Project Investigators
Producing a Report with TRAC
A Guide for Principal Investigators and Project Managers
Basic production process
Contents
Graphics
Support staff
Tables
Text
Types of reports
Word processing
Word Processing
Computer Programs
• MS Word (PC or Macintosh)—we are able to convert text from other word processing programs into Word.
• Excel (PC or Macintosh)—other spreadsheet files can be converted to Excel.
• Adobe Acrobat (PC or Macintosh)—in addition to paper copies, all WSDOT and TRAC reports are now converted to pdf for publication on the TRAC and WSDOT Web sites.
Formulas
For mathematical formulas, use MS Word's built-in equation editor or MathType. Do not save formulas as graphic files and paste them into a Word document, as they cannot be edited.
Word Processing Dos
Do
• Feel free to ask questions about the programs and how they work.
• Assign and use “styles” to format paragraphs, headings, and other special text such as figure captions. This makes consistent formatting much simpler.
• Break up large document files, or those with many graphics, into smaller (chapter) files, rather than providing us with one gigantic (and electronically unwieldy) file.
• Provide us with the separate source files embedded in your Word file, including those for graphics, tables, and references.
• Keep your formatting as simple as possible.
More TRAC-UW Info
Puget Sound Freeway and HOV Performance Statistics
Research and Proposal Development
