MLA Set Up Using Microsoft Word

Check the Margins Make sure they’re set at 1” top, bottom, left and right. Click Page Layout, Margins.

Set Font at Times New Roman Home tab. Font Formatting button. Text: Times New Roman 12. Set as Default. Click OK twice.

Font Formatting Times New Roman 12 Set As Default OK x 2

Set Up Double Space and Spacing Page Layout Tab. Paragraph Formatting button. Spacing: Double Before: 0 pt After: 0 pt Click OK.

Change to 0pt Click here to set double spacing.

Double OK

Setting Pagination Insert Tab Page Number Top of Page Plain Number 3 (already Right aligned) Type your last name. Press space bar x5. Click Red X box to close. Your name and page # will be gray.

Last name and 5 spaces Close header Pagination turns gray

Set Heading Student Name Instructor Name Course Name Date—military format Title (centered)

If your pagination is done correctly, your pagination will be sequential. Student Name Instructor Name Course Name Date Title Student Name Instructor Name Course Date Title (centered)

Works Cited Is its own separate page Center the words Works Cited (at the top) DO NOT NUMBER THE ENTRIES. Alphabetize the entries If an entry goes onto the second line, each proceeding line must be indented for that source. The beginning of each entry is flush left. **Follow the MLA sheet given to you in class.

Center Works Cited at the top Page will be sequential Alphabetize entries Adams 3