1. MLA Formatting

2. MLA MLA stands for The Modern Language Association Founded in 1883 Sets the global academic standard

3. Does every field use MLA? No. Formatting styles vary by field. MLA: Arts, humanities Chicago/Turabian: social sciences, history, political science AP: journalism APA: social sciences, nursing CSE/CBE: biology AMA: medical

4. Q: But what is MLA style? A: MLA formatting is simply the way your paper looks. Refer to page 621 in your Harbrace College Handbook

5. MLA is... 1” margins on all four sides Double-spaced entire document A title A four-line heading on the first page only Proper page numbering (Smith 1, 2, 3, etc.) Professional font choice 11-12 point-sized type Includes a works cited (don’t worry about yet) Cites inside the text in a specific way (don’t worry about this yet)

6. The next slides include instructions to help you make your document MLA. Instructions are for Microsoft Word, but other word processing programs may be similar. *Suggestion: Open Word and practice formatting a document as you move through the presentation.

7. Need help? Find the video called “Formatting in Microsoft Word” for a tutorial.