7th Edition (MLA 7 Edition) .)
7th Edition (MLA 7 Edition) .)
7th Edition (MLA 7 Edition) .)
[Your Name]
[Instructor Name]
[Course Number]
[Date]
[Title]: [Subtitle]
[Research papers that use MLA format do not include a cover page unless requested
by your instructor. Instead, start with the information shown. Do not bold the title or use all
capital letters. Capitalise the first and last words of the title, and all principal words. If your
paper includes a subtitle, separate it from the title by a colon and space, as shown. For more
specific guidance on capitalisation, see the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers,
[All text – including titles, quotations, notes and list of works cited – uses double-line
spacing. Body text and note text use a half-inch first-line indent. The list of works cited uses
a half-inch hanging indent. Table titles and source text use a quarter-inch indent. To access
all of these text formats, have a look at Styles on the Home tab of the ribbon.]
[MLA format discourages extensive use of content notes. But when you need to add
notes, you can use either endnotes or footnotes. MLA 7th Edition indicates that you should
use a superscript, Arabic numeral at an appropriate place in the text for the note reference. To
begin the note text, use the same numeral, not superscript, followed by a full stop.]
[If you use endnotes, they should be on a separate page, at the end of your text and
preceding the list of works cited. If you use footnotes, consult your professor for preferred
format.]
[For quotations of more than four lines, indent the quote one inch from the left
margin and do not use quotation marks. This style is named Quote. Apply this
or any text style with just a tap, on the Home tab, under Styles. Note that, for
[Surname] 2
shorter quotations, you can put them in quotation marks and incorporate them
Table 1
[This sample table is formatted to follow MLA guidelines. To add a new table, tap Table on
the Insert tab. When you create a new table in this document, it will automatically use
MLA formatting.]
Row Heading
Row Heading
Row Heading
a. [This note text uses a style named Table Note. Table notes use a lowercase letter
instead of Arabic numerals to differentiate them from the notes to body content.]
[Surname] 3
Fig. 1. [This figure caption uses the No Indent style. Label figures with the abbreviation
[There is a sample Works Cited list that follows. The body content on that page uses
the Bibliography style. Note that MLA rules for citations and references are extensive. So it’s
a good idea to refer to MLA 7th Edition for further information.] (AuthorSurname Pages)
[To use this template when creating the outline for your paper, tap No Indent in Styles
on the Home tab. Then, on the same tab, in the Paragraph group, tap the Multilevel List icon,
then tap the MLA Outline style that appears under List Styles. The first six levels of this list
For additional guidance on formatting your research paper, consult MLA 7th Edition
Works Cited
AuthorSurname, FirstName. Title of the Book Being Referenced. City Name: Name of
Surname, First, Middle. "Article Title." Journal Title (Year): Pages From - To. Print.