A Tutorial for Students Word 2003 Version MLA Formatted Papers A Tutorial for Students Word 2003 Version Prepared by Joy Millam Teacher Librarian Valencia High School

Page set-up: the basics Your page must have 1-inch margins Acceptable fonts: Times-New Roman, or Arial Size 12 point font

Page set up: Getting started Click File Click Page Setup

Page Setup- Margins Set margins to 1-inch Click OK Top Bottom Left Right Click OK

Page Setup: Font Select Font Select Size Choose Times New Roman or Arial Select Size Choose 12 point

Page header instructions Click on View Select Header and Footer

Header instructions (cont’d) Click on Align Right Type your last name Add a space after your name

Adding page # to header Click on Icon to insert the page number Note: this inserts it into every page and it will be correctly numbered Your paper is now properly numbered Click on Close to complete this section.

Page formatting –line spacing Step 1 –set line spacing Click on Line spacing icon Set to 2.0 (it will now be double-spaced)

Add Name, Teacher, Class, Date

Title Add title of your paper Click the Center button to center it on the page Note: the title is not in bold print or underlined

Begin your paper After typing your title, click on Enter Click Tab Begin typing your essay

New paragraph After concluding a paragraph Click Enter Click Tab, begin typing the next paragraph

Proper format of paragraphs Note the centered title, indented paragraphs and line spacing (double-spaced)

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