#MLA TEMPLATE FOR MICROSOFT WORD 2016 HOW TO#

Click on the Tab key to indent 1/2 inch to begin your first paragraph.

Click on the Align Left icon (to bring your blinking cursor to the left).

Do not type a period at the end of the title => press Enter. Do not use italics, boldfaced type, underlining, or all caps to format your title.

Click on the Align Center icon on the formatting toolbar (to center your blinking cursor) => Type the title of your paper, capitalizing the first letter and all major words and proper nouns.

Type your paperвЂ™s due date => press Enter.

Type your professorвЂ™s name => press Enter.

#MLA TEMPLATE FOR MICROSOFT WORD 2016 HOW TO#

How to Setup Line Spacing to Double Spaced in Word 2016: To open the header again, use the same method, simply double click on the header. To close the header, double click anywhere outside the header.

Now we need to set the proper font: Select your Last Name + Page Number => click on the Home tab => change the font to Times New Roman & Size 12.

Now type in your Last Name => press the Spacebar on your keyboard once to make a space between your Last Name and the page number.

Press the Left Arrow key on your keyboard ( to deselect the inserted page number).

To create the header with your last name and automatic page numbering, click Insert => Page Number => Top of Page => then click on Plain Number 3.

How To Create a Header in Microsoft Word 2016:

Click on the Layout tab => click on Margins => click on Normal => the margins will then automatically be set to 1 inch top, 1 inch bottom, 1 inch left, 1 inch right.

How to Set the Margins in Microsoft Word 2016:

Mla template for microsoft word 2016