No indent on the first line of each entry.

A heading “Works Cited” centered one inch below the top edge of a new page.The Works Cited page has the following characteristics: Your completed setting should look like this:įollow this how-to when you are ready to work on your Works Cited page. Use the Tab key on every next new paragraphs. Click on the Tab key to indent 1/2 inch to begin your first paragraph.Click on the Align Left icon (to bring your blinking cursor to the left).

Do not type a period at the end of the title => press Enter. Do not use italics, boldfaced type, underlining, or all caps to format your title. Click on the Align Center icon on the formatting toolbar (to center your blinking cursor) => Type the title of your paper, capitalizing the first letter and all major words and proper nouns.Type your paper’s due date => press Enter.Type your professor’s name => press Enter.How to Setup Line Spacing to Double Spaced in Word 2013: Note: make sure the font is being set to Times New Roman and size 12. Now type in your Last Name and leave a space before the page number.To create a header with your last name and automatic page numbering, click Insert => Page Number => Top of Page => then click on Plain Number 3.Make sure the margins for top, left, bottom & right are set to 1″.Click on Page Layout => then click on Margins.To select all text, press CTRL+A (that means holding down the CTRL key, keep holding it then press the A key on your keyboard). Note: If you already typed your text, you need to select all your text before you select the font in order to apply the text to the new font. Click on the font and select Times New Roman.

When you first start Word 2013, you are placed under the Home tab (like in the image below), if not, click on the Home tab.

A Works Cited page beginning on a separate page at the end of the paper.

Body paragraphs have a 1/2 inch first line indent.

Your name, name of professor, course title, and due date of paper on the first page.

The entire research paper is double-spaced.A header with your last name and page number 1/2 inch from the top-right of each page.One-inch page margin for all sides (top, bottom, right and left).All text is font “Times New Roman” & Size 12.It is very easy and we are going to accomplish the following settings: This tutorial will guide you through the process of setting up Microsoft Word 2013 for your MLA Format paper.

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