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Basic MLA Format:
Margins and Spacing

  • Use 1” margins on the top, bottom, and both sides.

  • Indent paragraphs ½ inch.

  • Indent block quotes 1 inch.

  • Double space all text

  • Number all pages including the first one

  • Place page numbers in the upper right hand corner of the page

  • Begin page numbers with your last name followed by the page number

  • Do not use a comma between your name and the page number
  • MLA Template
    Download a copy of a Microsoft Word document that has been formatted
    with the correct margins, heading, and other information for an MLA style paper.

    • Download as a Microsoft 2003 .doc File
    • Download as a Microsoft 2007 .docx File



    Steven L. Berg, PhD
    Schoolcraft College
    sberg@schoolcraft.edu

    Teaching Home Page: http://www.stevenlberg.info
    This page was last updated on 16 July 2009.