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Proper MLA Format for Essay Writing: Guidelines and Tips

Master the essentials of MLA formatting with this comprehensive guide. From font selection to spacing, this text covers all critical elements required for a polished essay presentation. Learn how to properly format your heading, set margins, include page numbers, create a centered title, indent paragraphs, and ensure left alignment, all in accordance with MLA standards. By adhering to these guidelines, you'll enhance the professionalism of your writing and ensure clarity and readability in your academic submissions.

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Proper MLA Format for Essay Writing: Guidelines and Tips

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  1. The Proper Format for Essays MLA Format

  2. 1. Fonts Your essay should be word processed in a 12-point business font such as Times New Roman.

  3. 2. Double space Your entire essay should be double spaced, with no single spacing anywhere and no extra spacing anywhere. There should not be extra spaces between paragraphs.

  4. 3. Heading: In the upper left corner of the first page of your essay, you should type your name, your class, and the date, as follows: Your NamePeriodFebruary 1, 2014

  5. 4. Margins According to the MLA, your essay should have a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, left, and right

  6. 5. Page Numbers Your last name and the page number should appear in the upper right corner of each page of your essay, including the first page, as in Jones 3. Insert your name and the page number as a "header." Do not type this information where the text of your essay should be.

  7. 6. Title Your essay should include a title. The title should be centered and should appear under the heading information on the first page and above the first line of your essay. The title should be in the same fonts as the rest of your essay, with no quotation marks, no underlining, no italics, and no bold.

  8. 7. Indentation The first line of each paragraph should be indented. According to the MLA, this indentation should be 1/2 inch or five spaces, but pressing [Tab] once should give you the correct indentation.

  9. 8. Align Left The text of your essay should be lined up evenly at the left margin but not at the right margin. In your word processor, choose "Align Left." Do not choose "Justify."

  10. Sample Jones 1 Martha Jones Period 7 February 1, 2014 Persuasive Essay We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense,promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

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