Mla Set Up MLA Format
MLA Set Up
1. Set the font on size 12 Times New Roman before you begin.
2. To create an MLA header: Choose Insert, then Page Number. Choose Plain #3 sample so that our page numbers will be in the top right corner. Next, put the cursor in front of the page number and type your last name. When you are finished, click Close Header or simply double click out of the header section on your document. Now you will have consecutive numbering in your document that complies with MLA formatting.
3. To set your document for double spacing: Under Page Layout, chose the small arrow in the bottom of the spacing section. Paragraph Setting will pop up. In Paragraph Setting, choose double in the Line spacing drop down menu.
4. To set all margins …show more content…
to 1”: Under Page Layout, choose Margins at top left. Choose Custom Margins at bottom. Then set top, bottom, left and right to 1.0. Click Set as Default or Ok.
5.
Now type a proper MLA heading in the top left corner. It will be properly double spaced.
6. Without adding additional space to the previously set double space, add a title for your essay. Do not bold it or underline it. See sample. Do exactly like the sample.
7. Now you may begin typing your essay.
Note: Do not add any additional spaces between paragraphs either.
Note 2: If you need a 2nd page, the header should automatically add your last name and a #2 since it has been set up. If it does not, we will figure it out.
Completion Instructions
1. You will need to save this essay in 2 places that you can access from home or another computer. Moodle must be one of these places. (the other: flash drive, email)
2. On Friday, you will bring 2 printed copies of this essay to class. One copy will be trimmed and glued in your argument notebook, while the other will be turned into me for grading.
Computer & Printer Woes…
You will not have an extension due to any computer or printer problems.
No ink? You have multiple days prior to the due date to solve this potential problem.
No internet night before it’s due? Don’t wait until the night before it is due. You will only need internet to retrieve the document if you failed to save on a flash
drive.
No paper to print? Ask me, I can give you a few pieces to bring home IF you don’t wait until the night before.
Have a game the night before? Plan ahead or stay up late when you get home.
These types of “emergencies” are a result of poor planning; in other words, they are “emergencies” that can easily be avoided. Have foresight, and if that doesn’t work, then be resourceful in the last hour.
Possible solutions:
• You may use any of the computers in my classroom before school, at lunch or after school.
• You may use the computers in the library before school, at lunch or after school. Bring money if you need to print. No money with you? They will allow you to charge.
• Send your document to a friend or neighbor who can print for you. (Do not send to me to print for you.)
In other words, there really are no excuses for late essay submissions.
1. Set the font on size 12 Times New Roman before you begin.
2. To create an MLA header: Choose Insert, then Page Number. Choose Plain #3 sample so that our page numbers will be in the top right corner. Next, put the cursor in front of the page number and type your last name. When you are finished, click Close Header or simply double click out of the header section on your document. Now you will have consecutive numbering in your document that complies with MLA formatting.
3. To set your document for double spacing: Under Page Layout, chose the small arrow in the bottom of the spacing section. Paragraph Setting will pop up. In Paragraph Setting, choose double in the Line spacing drop down menu.
4. To set all margins …show more content…
to 1”: Under Page Layout, choose Margins at top left. Choose Custom Margins at bottom. Then set top, bottom, left and right to 1.0. Click Set as Default or Ok.
5.
Now type a proper MLA heading in the top left corner. It will be properly double spaced.
6. Without adding additional space to the previously set double space, add a title for your essay. Do not bold it or underline it. See sample. Do exactly like the sample.
7. Now you may begin typing your essay.
Note: Do not add any additional spaces between paragraphs either.
Note 2: If you need a 2nd page, the header should automatically add your last name and a #2 since it has been set up. If it does not, we will figure it out.
Completion Instructions
1. You will need to save this essay in 2 places that you can access from home or another computer. Moodle must be one of these places. (the other: flash drive, email)
2. On Friday, you will bring 2 printed copies of this essay to class. One copy will be trimmed and glued in your argument notebook, while the other will be turned into me for grading.
Computer & Printer Woes…
You will not have an extension due to any computer or printer problems.
No ink? You have multiple days prior to the due date to solve this potential problem.
No internet night before it’s due? Don’t wait until the night before it is due. You will only need internet to retrieve the document if you failed to save on a flash
drive.
No paper to print? Ask me, I can give you a few pieces to bring home IF you don’t wait until the night before.
Have a game the night before? Plan ahead or stay up late when you get home.
These types of “emergencies” are a result of poor planning; in other words, they are “emergencies” that can easily be avoided. Have foresight, and if that doesn’t work, then be resourceful in the last hour.
Possible solutions:
• You may use any of the computers in my classroom before school, at lunch or after school.
• You may use the computers in the library before school, at lunch or after school. Bring money if you need to print. No money with you? They will allow you to charge.
• Send your document to a friend or neighbor who can print for you. (Do not send to me to print for you.)
In other words, there really are no excuses for late essay submissions.