MLA Format for All Drafts
For all papers typed in MLA Format
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To Insert Header
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Click on Insert tab
Click “Page Number”
Click “Top of Page”
Click “Plain Number 3”
Click on the number so that it is
not highlighted
 Type in your last name (before
the number)
 Remember it is just your last
name and page number (no
comma)
Times New Roman; 12 point font
Double space the entire paper
Margins all around should be 1”
Header on top of each page with
correct page number.
In the upper left-hand corner of the
first page only, list your name, your
instructor's name, the course, and
the date.
Double space again and center the
title. Do not underline, italicize, or
place your title in quotation marks
Use quotation marks and/or italics
when referring to other works in
your title, just as you would in your
text.
Double space between the title and
the first line of the text.
Last Name Page Number
Your Name
Teacher’s Name
Class & Period
Day Month Year
Title of Paper
Begin typing your paper. Please make sure the whole paper is double spaced with one
inch margins and follows MLA format. If you ever have questions about what this looks like,
ask me or google Purdue Owl and click onMonda
MLA format.
MLA Paragraph Formatting
Step 1- Select Page Layout
Paragraph
Step 2- Find “Line Spacing” and select “Double” from the box. Be sure that the “Spacing”
boxed “Before” and “After both indicate “0 point”
Doe 4
Works Cited
Crabbe, Barb. "When It's Time to Say Goodbye." EBSCO Publishing Service Selection Page. Horse and Rider,
Sept. 2011. Web. 13 Dec. 2011.
"Should Euthanasia or Physician-assisted Suicide Be Legal?" Euthanasia - ProCon.org. ProCon.org, 1 Dec.
2011. Web. 13 Dec. 2011.
Double spaced, Times
New Roman and size 12
font…does yours look
like this?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Your works cited page should like the example above.
How to Accomplish this:
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Please cite (list) any sources where you found information you used in your paper. Use
Easybib/KnightCite to help you with your Works Cited page.
 The Works Cited page should be the last page of your paper, separate from the body of your paper.
 Use same page layout as the rest of the paper: Times New Roman, size 12 font; double space, no
extra space between paragraphs; last name and page number in upper right corner (see my example
above).
 The title Works Cited should be centered at the top of your paper, Times New Roman size 12, not bold
or underlined.
How to use www.easybib.com:
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Easybib/KnightCite will create the citation for you! Make sure that you input ALL of the appropriate
information needed to create the citation. Missing information will create an incorrect citation and
points may be deducted from your Works Cited page when you turn it in.
Copy and paste the citation from Easybib/KnightCite onto your Works Cited page and change the
font to Times New Roman size 12. Double space. Fix hanging indent, if needed.
Hey kids! Don’t
forget to cite your
sources!
How to insert header into your paper
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Click on “Insert” tab
Click on “Page Number”
Click on “Top of Page”
Click on “Plain Number 3”
Click on the number so that it is not highlighted
Type in your last name (before the number)
Remember it is just your last name and page number
(i.e.) Doe 1