Formatting Guidelines Notes consist of one numbered list, do not restart numbering on each page or try to “reuse” a footnote number when citing a source more than once throughout the paper. Footnotes/endnotes are double spaced, and the first line only is indented from the left margin.

Capitalization: The Days of the Week, the Months of the Year, and Holidays (But Not the Seasons Used Generally) Days, months, and holidays are always capitalized as these are proper nouns. Seasons aren’t generally capitalized unless they’re personified.

Seasons, such as fall, spring, winter, and summer are general nouns, not proper nouns so therefore seasons shouldn’t be capitalized. The 9th edition of the MLA Handbook specifically states that seasons should be lowercase in works-cited as well.

Works Cited

According to MLA style, you must have a Works Cited page at the end of your research paper.

In-text citations include the last name of the author followed by a page number enclosed in parentheses. “Here’s a direct quote” (Smith 8). If the author’s name is not given, then use the first word or words of the title. Follow the same formatting that was used in the Works Cited list, such as quotation marks.

Cite web pages in text as you would any other source, using the author and date if known. Keep in mind that the author may be an organization rather than a person. For sources with no author, use the title in place of an author. For sources with no date use n.d. (for no date) in place of the year: (Smith, n.d.).

In-text citations for print sources with known author For print sources like books, magazines, scholarly journal articles, and newspapers, provide a signal word or phrase (usually the author’s last name) and a page number.

The correct MLA heading is found on the first page of your paper. It includes your name, instructor, course, and date. MLA format also has a running header with the page number and your last name. It is right-aligned and found on each page.

A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).

MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.

How to Set Up a MLA Format in Microsoft Word

1. Set the page margins. From the main menu, select “File,” then click “Page Setup” from the drop-down menu.
2. Set the font. The MLA requires that all manuscripts be written in the Times New Roman font at a 12-point pitch.
3. Set double spacing.
4. Set your header.

How to setup MLA formatting in Word 2016

1. On the Home tab, click the arrow that expands Paragraph Settings.
2. On the Layout tab, click Margins and select Normal (1″ on all sides).
3. Click on the Insert tab.
4. Type your last name and hit the space bar once.

Add a citation after a quote

1. In your Word document, click on the References tab in the Ribbon.
2. In the Citations & Bibliography group, click the arrow next to Style.
3. Click the style that you want to use for the citation and source.
4. Click at the end of the sentence or phrase that you want to cite.

Basic Rules:

1. Set the margins of your paper to be 1 inch on all sides (go to “margins” under “page layout” )
2. Use the font: Times New Roman.
3. The font size should be 12 point.
4. Make sure your paper is double-spaced and that the before and after boxes both read 0 (go to Paragraph and then look under Spacing.)

MLA Paper Formatting Basics

1. Use white 8 ½ x 11” paper.
2. Make 1 inch margins on the top, bottom, and sides.
3. The first word in every paragraph should be indented one half inch.
4. Indent set-off quotations one inch from the left margin.
5. Use any type of font that is easy to read, such as Times New Roman.
6. Use 12 point size.

Follow these instructions:

1. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D to open your font settings.
2. Select Times New Roman” as your font.
3. Select “Regular” for your font style.
4. Select “12” for your size.
5. Click on “Set as Default.”
6. Select on the “All documents based on the Normal template” and click on “OK.”

Answer

1. Highlight the References list.
2. Under Home tab, click on the arrow by Paragraph.
3. In the Indentation section, use the drop down under Special to choose Hanging.
4. Click OK.

What does a hanging indent look like? The first line of your reference citation will line up with the left margin and each line after will be indented one-half inch from the left margin. It basically is opposite of a normal paragraph where you indent the first line.

Reference list format

1. The word References should appear in bold in upper and lower case and be centred at the top of the page.
2. All reference entries should be double-spaced.
3. All references should be in a “hanging indent” format.

The headings for your title page, author note, abstract, method, results, discussion, conclusion and references should be centered on the page. However, tables, figures, legends and captions should be left-justified.

Washington, DC: Author. Align the text in the body of your paper flush against the left margin with a ragged right margin (e.g., the alignment of this page) (APA, 2020, p. 45). Do not use full justification, which spaces the text equally across the width of the page.

A combination of the first two points make justified text difficult to read by dyslexic users. The uneven white space creates a distraction which can easily make you lose your place. Instead of following the flow of words along even spacing, users have to find the start of each new word.

General Format Rules – APA 7 Entire Paper The page header consists of the title of your paper left justified and the page number right justified. Every page including the reference list should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5″ x 11″) with 1″ margins on all sides.

The seventh edition changes only level three, four, and five headings. All headings are now written in title case (important words capitalized) and boldface. Headings are distinguished only by the use of italics, indentation, and periods. Text starts a new paragraph.

APA 7th is an ‘author/date’ system, so your in-text references for all formats (book, journal article, web document) consists of the author(s) surname and year of publication. The basics of an in-text reference in APA: Include author or authors and year of publication. Use round brackets.