MLA POWERPOINT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND
NOTE CARDS
How to create electronic source cards and notecard.
INSTRUCTIONS

This PowerPoint outlines the use of electronic note
taking techniques you will use for your research project.
INSTRUCTIONS

“Electronic bibliography cards” and note-cards can
easily be sorted by going to “view” and choosing “slide
sorter”. Highlight and drag “cards” into the order
needed. This helps you create an outline easily and
quickly.
INSTRUCTIONS
You may print out cards as individual pages, or choose
handouts on the print screen to print several to a page.
 It is also easier to copy and paste direct quotes.
 Your source is easily identified for citation purposes.

SETTING UP YOUR CARDS
Every time you choose a source, make a source
card. You can complete your MLA citation using
an online bibliography creator like bibme.org or
easybib.com:
 http://www.bibme.org/
http://www.easybib.com/cite/view

SETTING UP YOUR CITATION
Directions for creating citations for your cards
using bibme.org and easybib.com
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS
 Choose
Website
 Paste the URL
into the space
provided
 Click Load info or
Cite this
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS
Bibme.org
 Click
Add to
My
Bibliograph
y
 or
 Click
Create
Citation
Easybib.com
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS

Copy citation
Bibme.org
Easybib.com
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS – SAMPLE
SOURCE CITATION
Stovall, James G.. Writing for the Mass Media (7th
Edition). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2008.
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS

Choose one of these 2 layouts for your cards:
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS
Once you have the citation, copy it and paste it
into a slide at the top or on the side, depending
on the layout you have chosen.
 Note: the split screen option tends to be easier.

SETTING UP YOUR CARDS – SAMPLE
SOURCE CITATION – SPLIT SCREEN
Stovall, James G..
Writing for the Mass
Media (7th Edition).
Boston, MA: Allyn &
Bacon, 2008.
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS
This will serve as a source card.
Now, when you take notes, you will simply make a
duplicate slide and put your notes under the
source.
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS – SAMPLE
NOTECARDS
Stovall, James G.. Writing for the Mass Media (7th
Edition). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2008.
Sampling first gained hold as musical practice
called “dub”, created by Jamaican musicians in
the 1960s. (p.202)
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS – SAMPLE
NOTECARDS – SPLIT SCREEN
Stovall, James G..
Writing for the Mass
Media (7th Edition).
Boston, MA: Allyn &
Bacon, 2008.

Sampling first gained
hold as musical
practice called “dub”,
created by Jamaican
musicians in the
1960s. (p.202)
SETTING UP YOUR CARDS BY TOPIC
As you take notes, you can use the header of the
slide to identify the subject/topic of your note for
sorting into an outline later.
TOPIC: SAMPLING
Stovall, James G.. Writing for the Mass Media (7th
Edition). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2008.
Sampling first gained hold as musical practice
called “dub”, created by Jamaican musicians in
the 1960s. (p.202)
SORTING CARDS

You can later sort your cards according to topic to
create an outline.
The Screen will look
like this:
SORTING SLIDES
At the bottom of the
PowerPoint screen,
click on the 2nd viewer.
It is the one that has 4
panes to represent
slides.
SORTING CARDS
Click on the slide you want to move.
 It will be outlined.
 Simply drag the slide where you want it in your
outline.
(You can also drag the slide on the left side of the
viewer window, but this sometimes is more
difficult.)

MAKING AN OUTLINE
On the left side of your screen, if you click
“outline” you will see the slides in outline
format.
SAVING AN OUTLINE
Go to file, click print. Choose Outline from the drop down menu under
Print What.
SAVING AN OUTLINE AS A PDF FILE.
Instead of printing, click on PDF, choose save as PDF.
SAVING AN OUTLINE AS A PDF FILE.
Choose Use .pdf. You now have a saved outline.