1. MLA Report Formatting

2. The main steps in creating an MLA research paper are:
Set margins to 1 inch
Set document to double space (Ctrl 2)
Create header
Enter 4 parts of report information (student name, instructor, class, date)
Enter title – center aligned (Ctrl E)
Type body of paper
Type Works Cited page

3. The margins for an MLA paper are:
Top margin = 1 inch
Left margin = 1 inch
Right margin= 1 inch
Bottom margin = 1 inch

4. Line spacing should be set to double space.
Use 12 point Times New Roman font.

5. Header Your last name and the page number.
The alignment for the header should be right aligned.
How: go to view and select header from the list. Type your information in the header box, highlight it, and hit the right justify selection.

6. Report Information Located at the top left corner double spaced
Include:
Student Name
Teacher Name
Course
Date (day/month/year style)

7. Title Press enter once Center align the title of your paper.
Note: MLA standard format for the title of a book has changed from underline to italics.

8. Typing the Report
The first line of each paragraph should have a .5 tab.
You do not press enter twice at the end of a paragraph to begin a new paragraph.
The document is double spaced already.

9. Quotes that are four lines or longer
Indented one inch.
Quotes that are less than four lines should be within the paragraph and at the end of the quote do not put your period yet, you should type a parentheses then type the last name of the author and the page number from the reference you used and then close the parentheses
Example: (Craddock 1).

10. Works Cited page Created on a separate page
You will use the same margins, line spacing, and header as the report body.
Center the Works Cited title at the top margin.
The references are then listed alphabetically by the authors’ last names.
The list is double spaced
Type references using a hanging indent.

11. Works Cited page

12. Footnotes and Endnotes
Because long explanatory notes can be distracting to the reader, APA and MLA academic styles recommend limited use of footnotes (an explanation at the bottom of the page) or endnotes (an explanation at the end of a document). 
But if footnotes/endnotes are required, they should include the following information:
Author (first name then last name) followed by a comma
Title of the book (in italics), article (in quotation marks), or Web page
Name of publication, volume, number, and/or date followed by a colon
Page number(s) where the material is located, followed by a period
If a Web page, also include URL address enclosed in angle brackets < >

13. Here are the steps to insert a footnote:
 Position insertion point after text to footnote
Click the References tab on menu
Click the Insert Footnote button
Type note text.

14. Short Cut Keys Ctrl I = italicize Ctrl L = left align Ctrl C = copy
Ctrl X = cut
Ctrl V = paste
Ctrl 1 = single space
Ctrl 2 = double space 
Ctrl L = left align
Ctrl E = center align
Ctrl R = right align
Ctrl B = bold
Ctrl U = underline
The ones listed are easy to remember and can help you be very productive.

15. Title Page in MLA
Place your report title about one third of the way down your paper.
Place your name about two inches below the title.
Place your class information about two inches below your name.