2. The Paper
Research Paper – document used to communicate the
results of research findings
Two main types of research papers – the information is
the same in each, the format is different
Modern Language Association (MLA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
This chapter covers MLA style which is also the style
used here – Wilmington High School
3. MLA Style Formatting
Parenthetical References – this means sources are
noted with in the body of paper, not at bottom of page
or at end of paper
Content Notes – these are used to elaborate on points
within paper or to direct reader to notes about a
source: uses a superscript font to identify
Works Cited page – list of sources at end of paper
4. Styles
Word offers users a variety of different styles or
formatting characteristics
The default style in word is called Normal which used
11 pt Calibri font
Styles group on Home
Ribbon
5. Line & Paragraph Spacing
Line Spacing – the amount of vertical space between
lines of text within a paragraph
Paragraph Spacing – the amount of space above and
below a paragraph
By default word places 10 pts of space after each
paragraph (this is why there looks like there is an extra
space in between lines)
Line Spacing
Paragraph Spacing
6. Header / Footer
Header – text and graphics that print at the top of each
page
Footer – text and graphics that print at the bottom of
each page
Header section of page
7. Header vs. Heading
A header goes at the top of a page and repeats on every
page or every other page
A heading is placed at the top of the first page
8. Alignment
3 main types of alignment Alignment
buttons on
Left Aligned (default) (CTRL+L)
home Ribbon
Center Aligned (CTRL+E)
Right Aligned (CTRL+R)
9. AutoCorrect
Word autocorrect corrects many common
typing, spelling, grammar, and capitalization errors as
you type
If a word is corrected automatically a small blue box
appears:
This box is the options button which gives the user
options on how to handle the correction
10. Citations
Citations are the in-text references that MLA style uses
for sources. The full source would then be at the end of
the paper on the page called Works Cited
The citation buttons are located on the reference
ribbon in citations and bibliography grouping
11. Footnotes / Endnotes
Footnotes are notes placed at the bottom of a page
Endnotes are notes placed at the end of a document
Footnotes and endnotes contain information that
detail points discussed in the paper
A note reference mark is used to signal the presence of
a footnote or endnote
A superscript is used as the mark (ex: 1)
12. Page Breaks
Soft page break – a page break that is inserted
automatically by Word when one page has been filled
Sometimes called automatic page break
Causes repagination – Word decides what lines go on
what page
Hard Page Break – a page break that has been forced
into the document by the user
Sometimes called a manual page break
Button is located on the insert ribbon in the pages group
13. Work Cited
MLA style used a work cited page to list the sources
that are directly referenced in the paper
This is a separate page from the paper itself
APA uses bibliography – not work cited
14. Indents
Regular indent – hit tab, insertion point moves .5
inches
Used at the beginning of most paragraphs in formal
writing
Hanging Indent – the first line of a paragraph hangs to
the left of the rest of the paragraph.
Ex:
15. Indents Continued
Hanging indents are set on the horizontal ruler bar
First Line Indent – by setting this to a given measurement every line will be
indented when the user hits enter
The hanging indent marker is the triangle pointing up.
Click and drag to set at a given measurement
The box below is the left indent and will
move when the hanging indent is set
16. Odds and Ends
Proofreading – looking for grammatical and spelling
errors
Clipboard – temporary storage that holds 24 items
copied from any office program
Copying – the process of placing items on the Office
clipboard, leaving the item in the original document
Cutting – removes item from document and places it
on clipboard
Pasting – process of copying an item from the
clipboard into the destination document
17. More Odds and Ends
Synonym – a word similar in meaning to the current
word being used
Ex: like / enjoy
Thesaurus – a book of synonums
18. That’s It
Definitions and concepts are at a minimum in this
chapter
Please remember to read between each step as you are
completing the walk through