Academic Reports in MLA format Launch Microsoft Word

Change View On View tab Print Layout Show Ruler Page-Width

Formatting the Font or Ctrl + D On Home tab In Font group Times New Roman 12 pt. or Ctrl + D

Beginning Our First Report Create a New File Ctrl + N Save File Ctrl + S save in your reports folder as: report_41 short, descriptive name lowercase no_spaces

Multi-page Reports Include last name and pg # in header On Insert tab In Header & Footer Group Click Header Choose Blank

in header align to right (Ctrl + R) type last name and space once

Inserting Page Number On Design tab In Header & Footer group Click Page Number icon Choose Current Position Plain Number

Different First Page click we don’t need header on page 1

Close Header click

One-inch Margins On Page Layout tab Click Margins icon Choose Normal set all margins to 1”

Paragraph Spacing Crtl + A Page Layout Tab

Line Spacing Ctrl + A to select all Ctrl + 2 to double-space

Four-line Heading Student’s Name Teacher’s Name (Mr. Haworth) Class Name (Computer Literacy) Date (in military style) 21 September 2010

Title – The Internet in 2010 Ctrl + E to center Use initial caps capitalize first letter of important words first word is always important

Body Paragraphs Ctrl + L to left align Tab to indent paragraphs ½ inch Use "word wrap" enter only at end of paragraph Two spaces after periods and colons No blank lines between paragraphs Save Early, Save Often

When Finished With Report Spellcheck F7 Proofread check for omissions and grammar errors Save File Ctrl + S Work in Typing Master practice your technique