1. The Basics

2. Margins  Page Layout Margins 1”

3. Font  Default Home tab Font dialog box ○ Font: Times New Roman ○ Style: Regular ○ Size: 12 ○ Default

4. Header  Insert tab  Header Blank Different first page Running head: SHORTENED TITLE Tab key

5. Page Number  Page Number Current position (page number 1 will appear) Double click anywhere

6. Title Page: Title  Enter about 1/3 way down page  Center text option  Line spacing: 2.0  Go back into line spacing: Remove space after paragraph  Type Title using regular type Capitalizing significant words only Do not capitalize prepositions Do not capitalize words <5 letters

7. Title page: Name  Enter after title Type First Name then last name Enter School name

8. Page break  Insert Page break

9. Header: other pages  Double click in header area Highlight over the words [Type text] Type in shortened title all caps Tab key Insert Page # option arrow Current position ○ Word will number all pages in order ○ Double click anywhere

10. Abstract  Type in “Abstract”  Enter  Select left align  Do not indent  150-250 words  Concise summary

11. Page break  Insert  Page break

12. First Body Page  Home center alignment  Type full title just as on title page  Enter  Home tab  Left align  Tab one time  Do not enter at end of line (word wrapping); unless starting new paragraph.

13. End of paragraph  Enter one time to begin new paragraph  Tab one time

14. In-text citation  This in-text citation consists of the author’s last name and year of publication in parenthesis, like this (Smith, 2009).  No author use first few words of sources title (“Prison Education,” 2008).

15. Reference Page  Insert Page break  Home Center align  References Enter  Home Left align

16. Source  Begin w/ authors last name  Comma  Initial (include first & last if provided)  Period after each initial  Date in parenthesis followed by period  Title (cap only first word, proper nouns), period  Italicize journal name  Comma  Volume & issue if given  Comma  Pages numbers  Second line: hanging indention

17. Hanging indent  Highlight line to indent  Hour glass icon on ruler (at top)  Left click/drag to half inch mark  Enter to begin next reference

18. Online sources  Journal articles found online or in a library database Add doi at end of citation (unique identifier) No doi: use home page url

19. Video Tutorial  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbU oNa5tyY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbU oNa5tyY