MS Word Creating a Research Paper Reports can be either –Business reports –Academic reports Two popular documentation styles for research papers –MLA (Modern Language Association of America) –APA (American Psychological Association)

MLA Documentation Style Double-space text on all pages of the paper Set top, bottom, left and right margin to 1 inch Indent the first word of each paragraph one-half inch from the left margin Page number appears at the top (one-half inch from the top margin) right corner of each page On each page precede the page number by your last name

Lab Work (09/22) To change the margin settings (WD 2.08) To double space text (WD 2.10) To display the header area (WD 2.12) To click and type (WD 2.13) To enter a page number (WD 2.14) To enter name and course information (WD 2.16) To use shortcut keys to format text (WD 2.17) To first-line indent paragraphs (WD 2.19) To autocorrect as you type (WD 2.21) To use the autocorrect options button (WD 2.22) To create an autocorrect entry (WD 2.23) To add a footnote (WD 2.25) To modify a style (WD 2.28) To close the note pane (WD 2.31) Save your work in a floppy disk