
Enter the date using the day, full month, and year format. Enter the class name, number, and section (if requested by your professor), then press enter. Type the word Professor followed by your professor's last name, then press enter. Enter your first and last name, then press enter to go down to the next line. There is not title sheet, unless your professor specifically asks for one. MLA style calls for a heading only on the first page, and this will list your name and the class information. Click on Close Header and Footer to continue setting up your document. Enter your last name and press the space bar key on the keyboard (do not alter the number configuration, this will automatically number each page).
Select Plain Number 3 (aligns to the right).Select or make sure that Normal (Top, Bottom, Left, Right) is set to 1”.Make sure that the margins are set to one inch all around: Select Double from the Line spacing menu.Check the box for “Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style”.
Make sure that Spacing Before and After are set to 0 pt. Bring down the Paragraph menu by clicking on the diagonal arrow. Select Times New Roman from the Font menu. Open a new blank document in Microsoft Word, then click on the Font diagonal arrow.