Society & Culture & Entertainment Writing

How to Format the Text Title in MLA

    • 1). With your word processor document opened to a blank page, press "Enter" on your keyboard twenty times.

    • 2). Type the title of your paper. Capitalize the first letter of each word in your title.

    • 3). Press "Enter" twenty times again, or about two inches below your title, type your name.

    • 4). Type the teacher's name on the next line, after pressing "Enter" twice. On the next two lines, type the name of the course, and the date, respectively.

    Title Page Within Report

    • 1). Type your name in the upper left side of the paper, about an inch from the top.

    • 2). Press "Enter" twice to double space, and then type your instructor's name. Type the salutation followed by their last name.

    • 3). Double space and type your course number.

    • 4). Press the "Enter" button on your keyboard two times and type the date. Check with your instructor for specific date formatting instructions. Otherwise, use Day, Month, Year format.

    • 5). Double space again, press Control + E at the same time, to center the text and type the Title of your paper. Follow title case when typing: Capitalize the first letter of each word. Double space to an additional line, if the title uses more then one line.

    • 6). Double space again, and begin typing the first line of your text. Indent the first word five spaces; Press the space bar five times.



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