\documentclass[10pt]{thesis} \captionheaderfont{\sl\bfseries} \captionbodyfont{\sl} %%\renewcommand{\tableshortname}{Table} %%\renewcommand{\figureshortname}{Figure} %%\chapapp{\chaptername} \begin{document} \frontmatter \title{Fighting Fire with Fire} \subtitle{Festooning French Phrases} \translator{PhD Dissertation} \author{F. Phidias Phony-Baloney} \institution{Fanstord University} \dedication{\em --- Jules and Jim ---} \uppertitleback{Fanstord University Press} \middletitleback{Publication Data:\\ {\tt F. Phidias Fanstord\\ Fighting Fire with Fire\\ Festooning French Phrases\\ Fanstord: Fanstord University Press\\ ISBN 0-4850}} \lowertitleback{Copyright $\copyright$ 1993 Phoney-Baloney} \date{1993} \maketitle \tableofcontents \chapter{Preface} Some gnats\footnote{or gnus} \dots Chapter \ref{Chap:Conclusion} informs about \dots \mainmatter \chapter{Conclusion} \label{Chap:Conclusion} As pointed out \dots And also the\footnote{works fine} \begin{table}[htbp] \begin{center} \leavevmode \begin{tabular}{ll} first & of all \\ a & little table \\ \end{tabular} \caption{A table} \label{tab:mytab} \end{center} \end{table} \appendix \chapter{Algorithms} Sorting phrases \dots \chapter{Fast algorithms} Do it again. \end{document}