Layout -> Margins -> Normal (1-inch all around) In my test run, the left and right margins are too big.1.25 inch left and right margins, 1 inch top and bottom.Home -> Font Size Selector (change to 12)ġ.2 Adjusting Document Settings in MS-Word (Mac) My copy of Microsoft Word for Mac defaults to Home -> Font Face Selector (change to Times New Roman) Change the typeface to Times New Roman 12-point.Home -> Line Spacing -> Remove Space After Paragraph The MS-Word default adds extra space after paragraphs.(MLA Style instead requires you to signal paragraph breaks by indenting the first line.).(You could try fudging it to 1.9 or 2.1 to meet a page count, but any more than that and your instructor may notice.) Page Layout -> Margins -> Normal (1-inch all around) The default margins in my test run were fine, but if you need to change them:.My copy of Microsoft Word for Windows defaults to 1.1 Adjusting Document Settings in MS-Word (Windows) (Jump directly to instructions for adjusting MS-Word settings in Windows or Mac or, skip ahead to 2) Page Header.) 12-point typeface (usually Times New Roman).no extra spacing after the title, between paragraphs, or between bibliography items.2.0 line height (double-space the whole paper, including title block and Works Cited list).Your word processor comes with default settings (margin, line height, paragraph spacing, and typeface) that will likely need adjustment.
