	Word Formatting for MLA
	To set one-inch margins: If the ruler is not already shown View menu Click Ruler to show ruler Click on any margin on the ruler (where the dark and white meet and the cursor changes to a double arrow) OR File menu Page Setup Page Setup will open Set top, bottom, left, and right margins to 1.0 Set header and footer to .5 Click Default button if you wish to save these margins on all future Word documents To double space: Format menu Paragraph Spacing: double To create a hanging indent for the Works Cited page: View menu Click Ruler to show ruler Find the two triangles on the top left margin, and click and drag the bottom triangle right ½ inch (if the top triangle moves with it, just move it back) To start a new page in a document (such as the Works Cited page): Ctrl Enter To add your last and name page numbers at top right margin: View menu Header and Footer Hit the # button to add the page number Since the header must be against the right margin, hit the "align right" button on your formatting tool bar OR Format menu Paragraph Indents and Spacing tab Change Alignment to Right Click Okay In front of this page number, type your last name followed by a space Move the right margin if necessary to place the page number 1 inch from the right margin Hit Close

Word Formatting for MLA

To set one-inch margins:

If the ruler is not already shown

View menu

Click Ruler to show ruler

Click on any margin on the ruler (where the dark and white meet and the cursor changes to a double arrow)

          OR

          File menu

          Page Setup

Page Setup will open

Set top, bottom, left, and right margins to 1.0

Set header and footer to .5

Click Default button if you wish to save these margins on all future Word documents

To double space:

Format menu

Paragraph

Spacing: double

To create a hanging indent for the Works Cited page:

View menu

Click Ruler to show ruler

Find the two triangles on the top left margin, and click and drag the bottom triangle right ½ inch (if the top triangle moves with it, just move it back)

To start a new page in a document (such as the Works Cited page):

Ctrl Enter

To add your last and name page numbers at top right margin:

View menu

Header and Footer

Hit the # button to add the page number

Since the header must be against the right margin, hit the "align right" button on your formatting tool bar

OR

Format menu

Paragraph

Indents and Spacing tab

Change Alignment to Right

Click Okay

In front of this page number, type your last name followed by a space

Move the right margin if necessary to place the page number 1 inch from the right margin

Hit Close