MLA Rules

1. 1 inch margins (top – bottom – right – left)
1. Page Layout Tab
2. Margins (Normal)
2. Times New Roman 12
1. Home Tab
2. Select All (Ctrl+A)
3. Change Font Style to Times New Roman and Font Size12
3. Header (Last Name – space- insert page number)
1. Insert Page Number
2. Type in Last Name – Insert a Space
3. Change Font to Times New Roman 12
4. Double Space the ENTIRE DOCUMENT
1. Click the Paragraph Launcher Button
2. Fix the Spacing to 0
3. Change Line Spacing to Double
5. Heading
1. Name – Teacher Name – Course/Class – Date
6. Centered Title
7. First Line Indent ½ inch – Start a NEW paragraph (Use your show and hide button to indicate a NEW paragraph has started)
1. Edit Select All (NOT WORK CITED PAGE) – Move First Line Indent button to ½ inch
2. Tab at the beginning of each paragraph
8. Subscript – Raised Number
1. Reference
2. Insert Footnote [1]
9. Format Footnote
1. Double spaced , ½ indent and Times New Roman -12
10. Parenthetical Citations
1. (Author, page numbers)
11. Works Cited page – Page break (New Page)
1. Ctrl + Enter or
12. Works Cited page ½ indent except the first line and Alphabetical Order and needs a Title
1. Select the Works Cited Section
2. Move Hanging Indent to ½ inch
3. Table - Sort

Reminders

Spell and Grammar Check

Review – Spelling and Grammar

Word Count

Bottom of the Page

Print

Save as the Title of the document into the Word folder

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[1] This is a footnote.