Writing+Your+Paper+Using+Microsoft+Word+-+Headers,+Page+Numbers,+Page+1+format,+Citations,+Works+Cited+with+Hanging+Indents


 * Working from both school and home:**
 * Googledoc Users:** Your paper automatically saves every few seconds. There is no need for "re-uploading".

Upload your paper to your wiki presentation page OR Send yourself a gaggle message with your paper attached to the message
 * Microsoft Word Users:**


 * REMEMBER: EVERY TIME** you open your document (wiki OR gaggle) you MUST choose the "save as" option saving it to your computer. You can change the name of your document OR simply "replace" the old file with the new one. Upload this new document to your wiki OR send yourself a gaggle message attaching the new document.

Your Word document options: Choose Times New Roman font and size 12, then click on the "Paragraph" arrow:

Choose 0pt for both "Before" and "After", choose double for line spacing: Choose the "Insert" option (between Home and Page Layout) and click the "Page Number" drop down box in the "Header & Footer" option. Choose "Top of Page" and #3. Choose "Number Format" 1,2,3,. . . and click "ok".

Double click at the top of your page and type in your last name leaving ONE space between your name and the page number. You will need to highlight your name and change the font to Times New Roman.



Page 1 format. Double click below the perforated line indicating the header and begin typing your Page 1 information. Do not enter additional spaces. Enter your name, instructor, class and date. Click enter once. Do not enter additional spaces. Center and type your research topic title. Revert back to left margin, tab and begin typing your first paragraph. All quoted information must be quoted and cited. All ideas that are borrowed must be cited (see "Barnes 30"). Author's name is listed with a space and the page number of the article. If not author, a shortened version of article title is listed with a space and page. If you page number, simply list the article title. The first word in your parenthesis MUST match the first word in the citation on your Works Cited page.Thesis statement is underlined.

Go to the next page. Center and type the words, Works Cited. Enter and choose the "Paragraph" option arrow. Change the "Special" option to "Hanging" and click "ok".

Copy and paste your citations from your presentation pages or from easybib. They will now follow the hanging indent format. Check to be sure your citations are in alphabetical order.


 * Bring your paper to class Monday, May 13th ready to make editing and revision recommendations on your classmate's papers. If you do not have access to a printer, attach your completed paper to an email message to sdaniels@pasdedu.org OR sdanielspasd@gaggle.net and I will print it.**