MLA Guidelines

Document formatting: the basics

Unless otherwise indicated, all of your writing for this course should be formatted according to MLA guidelines.

1-inch page margins,
the font Times New Roman,
12-point type,
double spaced text.
indented first lines for every paragraph,
In the upper lefthand corner of your first page, type your name, my name, the name of the course, and the date of the draft.
In the header of each page, in the upper righthand corner, include your last name and the page number.