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