( And if you ever need to remove the header, you can do that quickly too. Remember that they need to be in the same font and font size as the rest of your paper. There are slight differences in the process of making these changes in the various versions of Word, but. You can add automatic page numbers through the Insert menu, and then double-click the headers to type your last name next to them. Lastly, choose double spacing for the entire document.
Google Docs lets you place both headers and footers on any page. Every page needs a header in the top-right corner with your last name and the current page number.
If you've already written some text without double-spacing, highlight it before you turn on double-spacing. Select Double in this menu to turn on double-spacing. There's a Line & paragraph spacing menu in the toolbar above your document. You probably don't need to worry about this one - new Google Docs documents have one-inch margins by default.īut if you want to double-check, or if you've been told to not use one-inch margins, you can change the margins using the Page Setup menu or ruler feature. Use our sample MLA papers in Word or Google Doc formats below to see these in action. There are nearly two dozen pre-installed fonts.
