How to Format Your MLA Paper In Google Docs

Step #1-Name Your Document You want to make sure that you name your document right away otherwise you will have a bunch of Untitled Documents

Step #2 Margins Your paper needs to have 1” margins Go to File Scroll down to Page Setup Check to see that everything says 1”

Step #3 Font Size and Style Your font type should be Times New Roman and size 12

Step #4 Spacing Your paper needs to be Double Spaced Go to Format Scroll Down to Spacing Check Double

Step #5 Page Numbering To Set Page Numbers: Go to Insert Scroll down to Page Number Select first box Write your Last Name BEFORE the number and leave a space after it

Step #6 Heading Starting from the left hand side include the following: First and Last Name Teacher’s Name Class Name (U.S. History 3) Date: Day Month Year (no commas)

Step #7 Adding a Title 1. Title needs to be centered 2. Title needs to be in Times New Roman and size 12 Font 3. DO NOT underline or make your title bold 4. Title needs to connect to your paper

Step #8 Indenting Indent the first line of each new paragraph Tab should be set at ½ inch

Step #9 Works Cited Page The Works Cited page is the LAST page of your paper and contains all of your sources Please write Works Cited in the center of your paper. Do Not make those words bold or underline them Times New Roman and Size 12 Font List the citations in alphabetical order by the first letter of the citation no matter what it is (name, book. etc.) You want your Works Cited page in Hanging Indent Format where the first line is at the left margin and each line after that is indented

Step #10 Creating Citations Using Databases makes it easy to create citations because they do it for you. After the citation is created, just click copy and paste and it will copy the citation for you. Please note: you want to verify that spacing, font, font size, etc. is correct Purdue Owl MLA Guide-https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ so many things can be cited nowadays so this is a great resource to use to verify the information Easybib-http://www.easybib.com/ (once again you want to verify that everything is accurate)