Style Guides: How To Set Up Your MLA Paper in WORD & Google Docs

Basic information on using style manuals for college research papers. This guide was created by Matthew Cox, Craig Saastamoinen, and Susan Weaver.

Basic Instructions for setting up an MLA paper in WORD and Google Docs

Here are some basic steps to setting-up your paper in Microsoft WORD or Google DOCS for MLA Style. It is best to take these formatting steps BEFORE beginning to type your paper.

If you follow the steps in the videos below then you will not have to attempt to format your paper after writing.

Each video below covers the set-up and format of your paper. Each is also slightly different although the end-result is the same.

Style Guides: How To Set Up Your MLA Paper in WORD & Google Docs

Basic Instructions for setting up an MLA paper in WORD and Google Docs

Video Tutorial for Setting up MLA format in Word 365

Video Tutorial for Setting up MLA Format in WORD (older Version)

Video Tutorial for Setting up MLA Format in WORD 365

Video Tutorial for Setting up MLA Format with Google Docs

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