Format your paper in MLA style. Your paper should be printed on 8.5-by-11-inch paper and be typed in a generic, double-spaced font such as Times New Roman. The size of the font for MLA style is typically 12 points. Also, there should only be one space between the end of one sentence and the beginning of another.
The paragraphs should also be about 1 inch from all sides. You can set these formats when you begin to print.
Do not create a title on the first page unless you are asked to. Put your name, professor's name, course title and date in the upper left-hand corner of the first page. This, too, should be double spaced.
Number the pages by going into your text editor's Format Footer. Choose page number. Then click on the page number in the footer and add your last name before it. This will automatically number the pages and add your last name before it.
Use italics or quotations marks when you are referring to sources in your text. If you need to reference the source without explicitly saying it in your text, you need to use parenthetical citations using the author's last name and page number where you found the information. For example, if you are using information from John Smith's book on page 46, your citation would come at the end of the sentence where you typed about the information, and would look as such: (Smith 46).
Create a works cited page to attach to the end of your paper. This page will be used by the reader to see the sources you have used as research, as well as ti understand the parenthetical citations you have used throughout the paper.
Use this format to reference a book:
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title Of Work". Where It Was Published, Publishing Date.
Use this format to reference a website:
Contributer's Last Name, Contributer's First Name. "Title of Article". Website Name. Date Last Edited. Web Address. Date You Accessed Work.