1. 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

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

3. Page set up: Getting started
Click File
Click Page Setup

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

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

6. Page header instructions
Click on View
Select Header and Footer

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

8. 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.

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

10. Add Name, Teacher, Class, Date

11. 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

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

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

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

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