Using Apple Pages for MLA:
Click on the Pages icon
Choose Create Document
Choose Blank Document (do not use the templates as they have preset formatting that you will struggle to fix for MLA)
Page Numbers and Margins
Click on the three dots in the circle at the top right hand corner to open the document set up.
Scroll and find Document Set Up
Scroll and choose More Options
Don’t touch the orange arrows. Your margins do not need adjusting as they default to 1 inch.
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Touch the skinny rectangle box at the top and WAIT for Page Numbers to pop up.
Touch page numbers
Choose the number one (first option) - Never type the page number!
Go in front of the number and type your last name and one space.
Select all – your last name and the page number
Click on the paintbrush
Choose FONT – scroll to Times New Roman
Be sure it is Size 12 font
Exit out by hitting DONE at the top left corner
DO THE FOLLOWING BEFORE YOU EVER START TYPING!
Touch your document to make it active. You will see the blue cursor blinking and your last name/page number will appear in the top right hand corner.
DO THIS FIRST!
Click on the paint brush
Click on the Font name and change to Times New Roman.
Click on the Font size and change to 12
Keep scrolling and adjust the Line Spacing and change the line spacing to 2
Click back on your document to begin.
MLA Heading
Type your first name last name / return
Type your teacher name / return
Your document should be double spacing automatically – if not, see instructions above
Type your course/class – e.g. English 3 C Mod / return
Type the date (day, month, year) the assignment is due: e.g. 20 March 2020 / return
Title
Use the hamburger bun looking icon on the top right of your keyboard to choose center spacing
Type your heading / return
No italics, underlining or bold used in the title
Take off the centering and align left.
Click on the orange BLANK and change the name of your document to match the title of your essay
Paragraphs
To indent, click the arrow key on the top left of your keyboard; click it again after it opens.
No extra spaces needed between paragraphs. Be sure paragraphs are indented
Be sure your page numbers are changing as you reach page 2. If not, repeat steps above for page number.
Works Cited
Use the centering tool to create a title of Works Cited. It should be at the very top of the last page of your essay.
Works Cited information should be alphabetized (ignoring the words A, An, and The in Titles)
The second and subsequent lines of your works cited page entries are indented using the arrow.
If you have any questions, send us an email at bkwritinglab@bishopkennyhs.org!
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