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Formatting Your Research
Paper
Formatting Your Research Paper
Do Not use a cover sheet
Do Not insert pictures
Do Not change the font color or size. (Microsoft Word’s primary setting is 12pt. Times New Roman)
Double Spacing
The paper should be double spaced
Click on Format
Click on Paragraph
Double Spacing
Change the dropdown box labeled Line Spacing from “Single” to “Double”
Click OK
Heading
At the top of the tool bar, beside the Bold, Italics, and Underline buttons are the margin buttons. Click on the last button.
Heading
Your name, Date, and Class Period should be printed in the upper right hand corner.
Title
Your paper must have a title.Center your paper the same way you set it to type on the Right Margin.
Title
Click on the Bold button.
Title
This is what your title should look like.
The Paper
Click on the Left Margin button.
Remember to turn off the Bold button.
The Paper
Remember to indent each paragraph.Remember to use at least 3 direct quotes (one from each source) within your paper.Use citations after direct quotes and paraphrases (Last #)
Works Cited Page
Should be it’s own separate page.Center the title, “Works Cited”Set your paper to single space
Works Cited Page
Set hanging indentAt the top of the Word document, you will see a ruler bar. On that ruler bar you will find 2 arrows pointing at each other.
Works Cited Page
Drag both arrows to the .5” mark.
Works Cited Page
Then drag the top arrow only back to the original beginning point.
This will set the hanging indent for the rest of the page.
Works Cited Page
Arrange entries by alphabetical order
Double space only between entries