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For Heading & Centered Title (Refer To The Sample On The Reverse Side)

The document provides instructions for formatting a paper in MLA style using Microsoft Word on Windows and Mac. It includes directions for setting margins and line spacing, changing the font to Times New Roman size 12, removing extra spacing between paragraphs, and adding a header with the page number justified to the right and the author's last name. The instructions are separated into sections for Windows and Mac versions of Word.

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For Heading & Centered Title (Refer To The Sample On The Reverse Side)

The document provides instructions for formatting a paper in MLA style using Microsoft Word on Windows and Mac. It includes directions for setting margins and line spacing, changing the font to Times New Roman size 12, removing extra spacing between paragraphs, and adding a header with the page number justified to the right and the author's last name. The instructions are separated into sections for Windows and Mac versions of Word.

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For Heading & Centered Title (refer to the sample on the reverse side):

1. Type your name, press Return 2. Type your teachers name, press Return 3. Type your class, press Return 4. Type the date, press Return 5. Select Centering icon (see the diagram above for the Formatting Palette under Alignment and Spacing) 6. Type in your title, press Return 7. Select the Left Alignment icon 8. Press Tab key and begin typing. SAVE!
Changing to MLA Style (Windows) - 2007 1. The default margins in my test run were fine, but if you need to change them: Page Layout -> Margins -> Normal (1-inch all around) 2. The default line height is too low. Change it to 2.0. Home -> Line Spacing -> 2.0. (You could try fudging it to 1.9 or 2.1 to meet a page count, but any more than that and your instructor may notice.) 3. The MS-Word default adds extra space after paragraphs.(MLA Style instead requires you to signal paragraph breaks by indenting the first line.) CTRL-A (select all your text) Home -> Line Spacing -> Remove Space After Paragraph 4. Change the typeface to Times New Roman 12-point. Home -> Font Face Selector (change to Times New Roman) Home -> Font Size Selector (change to 12)

Changing to MLA style (Mac) 1. In my test run, the left and right margins are too big. To change them: Layout -> Margins -> Normal (1-inch all around) 2. The default line height is too low. Change it to 2.0. Home -> Line Spacing -> 2.0 3. My Mac copy of MS-Word does not add extra spaces after paragraphs. If yours does: Home -> Line Spacing -> Line Spacing Options (a new window will pop up) Dont add space between paragraphs of the same style (check this box) > OK 4. The 12-point Cambria will probably be fine, but to change the typeface: Home -> Font Face Selector (change to Times New Roman) Home -> Font Size Selector (change to 12)

Adding the Page Header in MS-Word (Windows) 2007 1. Insert -> Page Number -> Top of Page -> (choose the right-justified Plain Number option) 2. The cursor will jump automatically to the right place for you to type your surname. 3. Click anywhere in the body of the paper to exit the header area. Adding the Page Header in MS-Word (Mac) 1. Insert (in the top menu) -> Page Numbers -> (Set Position to Top of Page (header) and Alignment to Right) 2. Click just to the left of the new page number, and type your surname. 3. On my test document, my name was too far over to the left; grab the triangular tab adjuster just above your name, and drag it a notch to the right.

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