1. MLA Set Up
Using Microsoft Word

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

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

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

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

6. Change to 0pt Click here
to set
double
spacing.

7. Double OK

8. 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.

10. Last name and 5 spaces
Close header
Pagination turns gray

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

12. 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)

13. 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.

14. Center Works Cited at the top Page will be sequential
Alphabetize
entries
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