A title page that follows the rules

For student papers: the title in bold, your name, the department and university, the course, the instructor, and the due date — all centered and double-spaced, with the page number 1 top right. No running head is required for student papers.

University and faculty at the top, the type of paper and title in the middle, and at the bottom your name, matriculation number, degree program, the examiners, and the submission date. Many faculties publish their own template — check it first.

Click Print / save as PDF: the browser print dialog opens with only the title page laid out on A4. Choose "Save as PDF" as the printer and you get a clean, correctly spaced PDF page.

Usually not — title page, table of contents, references, and appendices are typically excluded from page and word limits. Your examination regulations or assignment brief have the final say.