diff --git a/fzd/fzd.tex b/fzd/fzd.tex
index 695b720..f10ea49 100644
--- a/fzd/fzd.tex
+++ b/fzd/fzd.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 \abstract{
-This paper discusses a two stage algorithm designed to greatly
+This
+\ifthenelse {\boolean{paper}}
+{paper} 
+{chapter}
+discusses a two stage algorithm designed to greatly
 reduce the number of Area compare operations required to determine which zones are `available' in an Euler
 diagram.
 
diff --git a/fzd/paper.tex b/fzd/paper.tex
index e43b9bf..f71f76a 100644
--- a/fzd/paper.tex
+++ b/fzd/paper.tex
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 \usepackage{amsfonts,amsmath,amsthm}
 \usepackage{algorithm}
 \usepackage{algorithmic}
-%\input{../style}
+\usepackage{ifthen}
+\newboolean{paper}
+\setboolean{paper}{true} % boolvar=true or false
 
 %\newtheorem{definition}{Definition:}
 
diff --git a/thesis.tex b/thesis.tex
index 9bab7f4..4147015 100644
--- a/thesis.tex
+++ b/thesis.tex
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 \usepackage{amsfonts,amsmath,amsthm}
 \usepackage{algorithm}
 \usepackage{algorithmic}
-
+\usepackage{ifthen}
+\newboolean{paper}
+\setboolean{paper}{false} % boolvar=true or false
 \input{style}
 
 %\usepackage{hyperref}