Be sure to adhere to the following formats when setting up your MLA style-paper. The directions provided on this page were created for Microsoft Word in Windows 7 (the current version of Word and Windows on the school's computers).
Important Note: If you do not have Windows 7 at home, make sure that you save your paper in the .doc format. Go to "Save As" and choose .doc as the file type.
Choose the first option—“Blank Header.” You will be magically transported into the Heater/Footer Design Tab. (You can get back here at any time by clicking on the header at the top of the page.)
Click “Page Number,” then “Top of Page” and choose the third option (the page number at the right of the page).
The page number of your current page will appear
Without moving the cursor, type your last name, then hit the space bar once.
Click “Different First Page” (This will keep the page number off your title page)
Highlight the entire text (Your last name and the page number) and change the font to match what you are using in the text of your paper.
