MLA Formatting

 

 

 

MLA stands for Modern Language Association:

 

  1. 1” Page Margins
    1. Click File\Page Set-Up
    2. Set the margins to 1” top, bottom, right, and left
    3. Click OK
  2. Header
    1. Click on View\Header and Footer
    2. Type in your last name
    3. Click on the # button on the Header and Footer toolbar
    4. Press on space on the space bar
    5. Click the Align Right button
    6. Click on the Close button
  3. Double Space
    1. Click on the arrow down on the line spacing button
    2. Click 2.0 for double spacing
  4. Heading
    1. First Name Last Name
    2. Teacher Name
    3. Class
    4. Date 31 October 2005
    5. Press Enter
  5. Title
    1. Align Center
    2. No Indent
    3. No Underline
  6. Body
    1. Align Left
    2. Top triangle indented ½ inch
    3. Each paragraph contains one enter
    4. One space in-between each word
    5. One space after punctuation