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MLA Formatting for Word - Online Version

  1. On the "Home" tab, select an easy-to-read, standard font size & style (Example: Times New Roman or Aptos, 11 or 12pt).Microsoft Word Online homepage with Home and font Times New Roman, size 12 outlined in red boxes.
  2. On the "Home" tab, click the 3 dots at the end of the toolbar.Microsoft Word Online Version homepage with three dots outlined in a red box with a red arrow pointing to them.
  3. Once you click the 3 dots, click "Line Spacing" then "2" to set up the double-spacing. Also click "Remove Space After Paragraph" to make sure you aren't adding additional spaces after every paragraph.Microsoft Word online version with Line Spacing outlined in a red box with a red arrow pointing to it; Line Spacing 2 outlined in a red box with a red arrow pointing to it; and Remove Space After Paragraph outlined in a red box with a red arrow pointing to it.
  4. Move to the "Layout" tab in Word. Click "Margins" to confirm that your margins for your Word document are set to "Normal 1." " This is the default setting for margins in Microsoft Word.Microsoft Word online version with "Layout" tab outlined in a red box with a red arrow pointing to it. The "Margins" option is also outlines with a red box and has a red arrow pointing to it.
  5. To set up your header with your last name and page numbers, click the "Insert" tab. Then click "Page Numbers."Microsoft Word online version with the "Insert" tab outlined in a red box and a red arrow pointing to it. The "Page Numbers" option is also outlined with a red box and has a red arrow pointing to it.
  6. Choose the page number option that has the page numbers on the far right side of the document.Microsoft Word online version with the page number option that puts the page numbers on the far right side of the document outlined in a red box with a red arrow pointing to it.
  7. You will see the symbol <#> which is where your page numbers will go. You do not need to update the page numbers, because Word will do that automatically. To add your last name to your header, click inside the box and the cursor should appear to type in your last name. You should also adjust the font to the same easy-to-read, standard font size & style (Example: Times New Roman or Aptos, 11 or 12pt) that you chose for the paper in Step 1. Click "close preview" to close the header and return to your paper.Microsoft Word online version with the page numbers inserted in a red outlined box with a red arrow pointing to it.Microsoft Word online version with student last name and page numbers in header with a red box outline.
  8. Note that once you finish your header and start typing in your Word document, your header will disappear from your screen. You can see your header by clicking on the "Header" tab in your Word document.
  9. Click out of your header and begin typing the following, each on a separate line: Your name, instructor's name, the course number (i.e. ENG 101), and the date (Day Month Year: 1 Sept. 2021).Microsoft Word online version with a proper MLA heading; the header tab is outlined in a red box with a red arrow pointing to it.
  10. Hit "Enter" on your keyboard to move down to a new line. Type in the title of your paper. To center your title, click the alignment icon and change your alignment to "Align Center."

Microsoft Word online version with alignment icon outlined in a red box with a red arrow pointing to it; Align Center is also outlined in a red box with a red arrow pointing to it.

  1. To begin your paper, hit "Enter" on your keyboard to move down to a new line. Click the alignment icon again and choose "Align Left." Hit "Tab" on your keyboard to indent and start typing. Remember to hit the "Tab" key each time you begin a new paragraph.Microsoft Word online version; alignment icon outlined in red with a red arrow pointing to it and "Align Left" outlined with a red box around it.

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