Microsoft Office 2007 Word Chapter 2 Creating a Research Paper

Objectives Describe the MLA documentation style for research papers Change line and paragraph spacing in a document Use a header to number pages of a document Apply formatting using shortcut keys Modify paragraph indentation Create and modify styles 2Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

Objectives Insert and edit citations and their sources Add a footnote to a document Insert a manual page break Create a bibliographical list of sources Move text Find and replace text Use the Research task pane to look up information 3Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

Plan Ahead Select a topic Research the topic and take notes Organize your ideas Write the first draft, referencing sources Create the list of sources Proofread and revise the paper 4Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

The MLA documentation style for research papers MLA (Modern language association) – Double space text on all pages. – Margins 1 inch (top, bottom, left and right) – No title page – Page number preceded with last name an placed at the top right of each page ½ inch below the margin. – Indent first page of each paragraph ½ inch from the left margin Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques5

The MLA documentation style for research papers MLA (Modern language association) – Place your name and course information: In a block At the left margin 1 inch from the top of the page Double space – Center the title one double space below the course information Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques6

The MLA documentation style for research papers MLA (Modern language association) – In the text of the paper: Place author reference in parenthesis. Page number(s) of reference info. – Footnotes are optional and for explanatory. Place in the bottom of the page. Indent the first line of each note Double space notes Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques7

Work cited Refers to bibliographic list of sauces. Place on a separate page in the end of the paper. Sort in alphabetical order( author last name) Center the title “work cited”. Place 1 inch from the top margin Double space all lines. Begin each line at the left margin (indent subsequent lines for each same source). Underline or italicize the title of each source. Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques8

Insert Page Number with last Name Insert-> header->edit header Home -> right justify then type last name Design -> page # -> current position Close header and footer Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques9

Choosing margins Page layout Select the proper margins setup Landscape or portrait? Page Layout -> “ select orientation” Page layout Select the proper margins setup Landscape or portrait? Page Layout -> “ select orientation” Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques10

Citation and criteria Insert Citation – Reference – Change style to MLA – Insert citation.. Fill data Edit citation – Double Click on the citation in the document’s body. – Select edit citation Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques11

Foot notes or end notes and work cited Preference select foot notes or end notes. Work cited: – References -> under style select MLA then under Bibliography -> work cited Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques12

Page …. Page color: page layout-> page color Page water mark: Page layout -> water mark (select option) Page Break: page layout-> breaks Spell Check: Review -> ABC Find and Replace: home (all the way to the right) Cut, copy and paste: Home (all the way to the left) Format painter: home Align (left, right and center). Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques13

Hyperlink For an existing document: – Home -> select hyperlink For a new link: – Type then hit the space bar Example Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques14

Counting Words Click the Word Count indicator on the status bar to display the Word Count dialog box If necessary, place a check mark in the ‘Include textboxes, footnotes and endnotes’ check box Click the Close button to close the dialog box 15Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

Displaying Formatting Marks If necessary, click Home on the Ribbon to display the Home tab. If the Show/Hide ¶ button on the Home tab is not selected already, click it to display formatting marks on the screen 16Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

Double-Spacing Text Click the Line spacing button on the Home tab to display the Line spacing gallery Click 2.0 in the Line spacing gallery to change the line spacing to double at the location of the insertion point 17Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

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