did your professor asked for an MLA format a paper that looks something like this let's see how to get there in the Google Docs environment before we get started just want to let you know you can save some time with scoopers free MLA format template for Google Docs it's linked in the description first let's choose a font you can never go wrong with Times New Roman 12 just play it safe now we need a header which includes your last name and page number you can do that by clicking on the top of the page to open the header make sure the font is also set as Times New Roman 12 choose right align type in your last name then go to insert page numbers and choose the one that displays the page number on the top right corner the first page is also numbered for the margins go to file page setup and set the margins to one inch or 2.54 centimeters usually these are already set to 1 inch by default but it's better to check it just in case MLA format is double-spaced all throughout the paper so make sure you set that click on this icon and go for double if you see remove space after paragraph click on that as well moving on to the MLA heading choose left the line includes your name your professors name the course name and the due date of this assignment all on separate lines press ENTER once to send your line and start directly typing your title in MLA we keep things simple and classy keep as it is no needs a bold or underline capitalize all the words in your title except for small words like articles conjunctions and prepositions when it comes to headings and subheadings there are no strict rules you only need to be consistent with it now for the entire body text its left-aligned and for each paragraph the first sentence is indented we can set that easily by playing with that ruler on top of document simply drag the blue rectangle to have an inch or one point two seven centimeters this will keep all the first sentences from the paragraph indented finally don't forget the works cited page which starts on a separate page click insert break and select page break the work cited title is Center aligned and the citations are alphabetically sorted you can use scrapers free mla citation generator to generate sources easily you'll only need to copy the entry and format them for citations that have more than one line of text make sure to use hanging indents so let's use the handy dandy ruler again pull the arrow to half an inch then the rectangle back to 0 there you have it if you want to know more about how to cite in MLA check out the article below that's it for this video drop a like and let me know in the comments below if this may MLA formatting easier for you see you in our next video you