7/26/2023 0 Comments Mla format microsoft word![]() You can achieve this in a couple different ways. The most difficult part of adding a hanging indent will be selecting just your works cited section. Use a hanging indent in your Works Cited section You can do this easily using Ctrl + Enter. However, if you’re including a Notes and/ or Works Cited section at the end of your paper, you’ll need to add a page break. So, you may or may not have any endnotes for a possible Notes section. If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page You can use Ctrl + E to quickly center text. Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasisĪgain, this one is easy enough as is doesn’t require any special settings or functions. Use the Insert + F command to hear formatting of the text in your header. Now, move to header (Alt + H) and press space bar. Making this change on any page should change the alignment of all headings and page numbers in the document. Use Ctrl + R to right align your name and page number. Now, type your last name and press space. Press left arrow to move your cursor to the left of the number. ![]() You should discover a number in focus that corresponds to your current page. Select Top of Page and then select Plain Number 1. Now, use tab to navigate through ribbon controls to find Page numbers (or press Alt + N (open the Insert tab) and then Alt + NU (open the Page numbers dropdown)). Use Alt to move to the ribbon and the right and left arrow keys to go to the Insert tab (or press Alt + N). Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page numberĪdding headers and page numbers will require us to go into the ribbon. Note that Purdue OWL states “MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times”. Simple enough – we just need to press tab at the beginning of each new paragraph. Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin ![]() In the Margins dropdown, select the Normal template (which should have all margins set to 1 inch). Now, use tab to navigate through the ribbon controls until you find Margins (or press Alt + M) – press space bar to open the Margins dropdown. Now, use the left and right arrow keys to move to the page layout tab – you may also do this by pressing Alt + P. However, if you have a special template or you want to check your margins, follow the steps below. Using the normal template in Microsoft Word (which you are most likely using), your margins are already set to 1 inch on all sides. This is another setting that shouldn’t occupy too much of our time. Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides This is easy enough – no change to settings or styling required. Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks ![]() If you want to check the formatting of text, use Insert + F to have JAWS read formatting attributes. You can also adjust the font size with Ctrl + Left Bracket (decrease font by one point) and Ctrl + Right Bracket (increase font by one point). Select all text and use the font menu to change the font size. Times New Roman is usually a good bet when working in MLA format. Use the up and down arrow keys to set the font. Select all your text and press Ctrl + D to open the Font menu. Use tab to move through the Paragraph dialog. Select all your text and press the context key (or Shift + F10). At the moment (assuming you’re using the default template in Word), the spaces between paragraphs are greater than the spaces between lines. To change the line spacing, select all the text in your paper with Ctrl + A and use the command Ctrl + 2 to set the line spacing to Double. So, there are actually two settings here – space between lines and space between paragraphs. Unless you’ve been printing envelopes or on legal paper recently, we can likely add this on into the complete pile. Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper ![]() MLA Formatīelow we’ll look at all the recommendations from Purdue OWL and see how we might go about enacting them with JAWS. To move our documents into MLA format, we’ll need to change line and paragraph spacing, edit font and font size, add page headings and page numbers, and follow a number of other style parameters. What is MLA?Īccording to Purdue OWL, Modern Language Association (MLA) is a paper writing style that, “…is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.” So, basically MLA is just a set of formatting recommendations. Please feel free to consult the Purdue OWL: MLA General Format Guide. This guide is based off the recommendations from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). ![]()
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