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MLA Works Cited Checklist

Think you are finished with your MLA Works Cited page?  Double check these formatting requirements!

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  • Place your citations in alphabetical order according to the first letter of the first word.

  • Skip words like The, A, An, etc.

  • In Microsoft Word 2013, highlight your list of citations and click the "A-Z" buttonA-Z button screenshot on the "Home" toolbar.

Think you are finished with your MLA Works Cited page?  Double check these formatting requirements!

  • Make sure each citation has a hanging indent.  The top line of each citation should be further to the left than the lines below.

  • In Microsoft Word 2013, highlight your list of citations and click CTRL + T.

Think you are finished with your MLA Works Cited page?  Double check these formatting requirements!

  • Your works cited page (and your whole paper) should be double spaced WITHOUT extra spaces between paragraphs and citations.

  • In Microsoft Word 2013, press CTRL+A to highlight your entire paper. 

    • Click the "Spacing" button on the "Home" toolbar.  Select "2.0" to double space the paper.

    • To remove extra spaces after paragraphs, make sure the entire paper is still highlighted.  Click the "Spacing" button again and select "Remove Space After Paragraph."

Think you are finished with your MLA Works Cited page?  Double check these formatting requirements!

 

  • Font style should be Times New Roman.

  • Font size should be 12-point font.