No problem, I can help you with that!
Here are the steps to print just the introductory pages of your thesis with roman numerals:
- Open your thesis document in Microsoft Word.
- Go to the page where you want to start printing with roman numerals (in your case, it's page i).
- Click on the "Page Layout" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
- Click on the "Breaks" button and select "Next Page" under "Section Breaks".
- Go to the next page (which should be page 1) and click on the "Insert" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on the "Page Number" button and select "Format Page Numbers".
- Under "Number Format", select "i, ii, iii, ..." for "Number style".
- Under "Page numbering", select "Start at" and enter "i" in the box.
- Click "OK" to close the dialog box.
- Go to the page where you want to end your introductory pages (in your case, it's page xvi).
- Click on the "Page Layout" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on the "Breaks" button and select "Next Page" under "Section Breaks".
- Now you have three sections in your document: the introductory pages with roman numerals, the body of your thesis with regular page numbers, and the pages after your thesis.
- Go to the "Print" dialog box and select "Print All Pages in Range".
- In the "Pages" field, enter "1-16" (or however many pages you have in your introductory section).
- Click "Print" to print only the introductory pages with roman numerals.
That's it! You should now have a printed copy of just the introductory pages of your thesis with roman numerals. Let me know if you have any questions or if there's anything else I can help you with.