1. Academic Reports in MLA format
Launch Microsoft Word

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

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

4. 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

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

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

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

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

9. Close Header
click

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

11. Paragraph Spacing
Crtl + A
Page Layout Tab

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

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

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

15. 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

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