| When you click this already formatted rtf MLA template, open this up in whatever program you use and replace Cherri's words with your own. You must open your program first, then select open file, and then find this file on your computer to get it to work properly. Save as whatever your assignment is so you can reuse the original next time. | This MLA template for google docs is already formatted correctly as well. Login to your google account, open this link, in the file menu select "Make a Copy" and then save it to whatever folder you want in your own google drive. You can make a copy as many times as you want and reuse for every assignment. |
MLA Formatting Checklist
- Margins: set to
1 inch around the whole page
- Fonts and size:
Times New Roman 12 pt (only this, no exceptions)
- Line and
Paragraph Spacing: Line spacing = double; paragraph spacing = zero
- Header/page
numbers: Top, right, plain style. You must "insert" the page
number
- Alignment:
document left, header right, titles center
- No bolds. No
underlines.
- Word Count Location (Some teachers don't require it, some like it at the end, and I like it on the first page at the top below the date--so when in doubt, ask.)
Tutorials and Trouble Shooting
- Has your teacher told you to fix your paragraph spacing? Here is how in MSWord.
- Instructions on creating MLA formatting in Google Docs
- Setting up your
MLA format in other software
- Great instructions on how to format essays--margins, headers, etc.--in MLA
- Video done by ARC Library on how to
format your essays in MLA using Word 2010
- Youtube video for formatting an essay to MLA in Word 2007
- Need a way to store your files? Try dropbox. It's easy (and free) and you can access your documents anywhere there is internet.
- Word
Count Tool--website
that will count the words for you. Word, Google, and Open
Office
all have word counters in them, but sometimes mobile device
apps
do not.
- OpenOffice--an alternative to spending money on MSWord. There is also Google Drive.
- Office 365 Free for Students: go to here and click the "find out if you're eligible" button to get started.
- Emailing your professors
- How to make pdfs, screen grabs, etc.
- Please
note, if you are submitting your assignments electronically, you'll
need to be able to change the file type/extension and make files into
PDFS or DOCX to be read correctly by teachers and LMS's.
- Computer Basics Tutorials
- Start at the Beginning: Video Tutorial
- How do computers work?
- A
great PDF of the basics of computer use,
with lots of drawings.
- Tips for Seniors--and everyone.
- Descriptions of Computer Hardware, Computer Software and Files
- Opening and Closing Software Files
- Typing Basics If you struggle with typing, there are many free programs online to help you improve your skills.
- What is Word Processing?
- Random Internet Tips
- Making Safe Passwords
- How
to make accented vowels in Windows