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JoePopcorn
McClure
NinthHonorsLanguageArts/1st
9August2016
HowtoUseMLAFormat
ThefirststeptoMLAformatislocatingtheHeaderfunctioninMicrosoftWord.From
theInsertmenu,clickonPageNumberandselectTopofPage,andthenthethirdoption,
PlainNumber3.Thepagenumberfunctionwillautomaticallynumberyourpagesforyou.
Placeyourspacebarrightbeforethenumber(1)andtypeinyourlastname,followedbyasingle
space.DoubleclickoutsideoftheHeaderboxtoreturntothemaindocument.
TheHeading,whichisdifferentthantheHeader,istheinformationatthetoplefthand
sideofthefirstpageofeveryMLAformatteddocument.Theformatisveryspecific:your
name,theinstructorsname,thetitleofthecourse,andthenthedate.Thedatemustbeinthe
formatshown:9August2016.TraditionalAmericanformatting(August9,2016)isnotcorrect
forMLAStyle.
InMLAformat,thetitleshouldbecenteredonthelinefollowingthedate.Donotuse
bold,underline,oritalicfonts,unlessthetitleofabookisincludedinthetitleofyourpaper.In
thatcase,italicizethetitleofthebook(butnottherestofthetitleofyourpaper.)
Yourentirepapermustbedoublespaced,andthereshouldbenoextraspacesbetween
theHeadingandtheTitle,ortheTitleandthefirstparagraph.Whenyouarereadytowriteyour
firstparagraph,makesureyouremembertoindentbypressingtheTabkeyonetime.Your

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documentmusthave1inchmargins,andyoumustuseTimesNewRoman,12pointsize.No
otherfontsareacceptable.