Transcript How to Format Your MLA Paper In Google Docs

How to Format
Your MLA
Paper In
Google Docs
Step #1-Name Your Document
You want to make sure that you name your document right away otherwise you
will have a bunch of Untitled Documents
Step #2 Margins
Your paper needs to have 1” margins
1. Go to File
2. Scroll down to Page Setup
3. Check to see that everything says 1”
Step #3 Font Size and Style
Your font type should be Times New Roman and size 12
Step #4 Spacing
Your paper needs to be Double Spaced
1. Go to Format
2. Scroll Down to Spacing
3. Check Double
Step #5 Page Numbering
To Set Page Numbers:
1. Go to Insert
2. Scroll down to Page Number
3. Select first box
4. Write your Last Name BEFORE the number and leave a space after it
Step #6 Heading
Starting from the left hand side include the following:
1. First and Last Name
2. Teacher’s Name
3. Class Name (U.S. History 3)
4. Date: Day Month Year (no commas)
Step #7 Adding a Title
1. Title needs to be centered
2. Title needs to be in Times New Roman and size 12 Font
3. DO NOT underline or make your title bold
4. Title needs to connect to your paper
Step #8 Indenting
Indent the first line of each new paragraph
Tab should be set at ½ inch
Step #9 Works Cited Page
The Works Cited page is the LAST page of your paper and contains all of your
sources
Please write Works Cited in the center of your paper. Do Not make those words
bold or underline them
Times New Roman and Size 12 Font
List the citations in alphabetical order by the first letter of the citation no matter
what it is (name, book. etc.)
You want your Works Cited page in Hanging Indent Format where the first line is
at the left margin and each line after that is indented
Step #10 Creating Citations
Using Databases makes it easy to create citations because they do it for you. After
the citation is created, just click copy and paste and it will copy the citation for
you. Please note: you want to verify that spacing, font, font size, etc. is correct
Purdue Owl MLA Guide-https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ so
many things can be cited nowadays so this is a great resource to use to verify
the information
Easybib-http://www.easybib.com/ (once again you want to verify that everything
is accurate)