Citing Sources in MLA Format in Word

Citing Sources in MLA Format in Word (a cheat-sheet)

1. Go to the “references” tab in Word

2. Click on Style & Select MLA

3. Select “Manage Sources”

4. Select “New”

5. Fill in AS MOUCH information as you can in the blank fields Last name, First name For more than one author, separate them with a semicolon ; When finished, select “OK”

7. You will have this:

8. Continue adding new sources by selecting “New” and repeating steps 4-7

9. When you’ve added several, it will look like this:

10. When all your sources have been entered, select “Close.”

Helpful Tip #1: You may edit sources by selecting “Edit.”

Helpful Tip #2: You may add more information fields by checking the box “Show All Bibliography Fields”.

11. For your Bibliography page, select “Bibliography,” then “Insert Bibliography.”

12. It will look like this:

Helpful Tip#3: Highlight your Bibliography to change the size, font, and spacing.

13. To cite a source in-text after typing information, click on “Insert Citation” and select the source it came from.

14. This is what it will look like: You should cite a source every time you use someone else’s information!

15. If you need to add a page number (for a direct quote), click on the source citation. Select “Edit Citation” from the drop down box. Here you can type in pages, or leave out the authors name or date. It will look like this:

Citing Sources in MLA Format in Word