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How Do I Cite Sources? (MLA Style)

How to copy & paste an MLA citation
  • Highlight the citation
  • Right-click to Copy the citation
  • Open a Word document
  • Right-click on the Word document and choose Paste Option: Merge Formatting to paste the citation into the document
How to create the hanging indent
  • Highlight the citation
  • Right-click on the citation
  • Click on Paragraph
  • Set all Indentation and Spacing to 0"
  • Set Special: Hanging
  • Set Line Spacing: Double
How to copy and paste in a Macbook
  1. Select the item you want to Copy.
  2. Hold down the Command key (⌘) and press ( C )
  3. Inside the location where you want to save the file, hold down the Command key (⌘) and press (V).
  4. Create a hanging indent by selecting the line you want indented and then holding down the Command key (⌘) and press ( T ).

 

MLA Citation Guides

Refer to these citation style guides prepared by librarians. Research databases, eBook collections and word processing applications may also provide citation help.

MLA Hanging Indent

How to copy & paste an MLA citation
  • Highlight the citation
  • Right-click to Copy the citation
  • Open a Word document
  • Right-click on the Word document and choose Paste Option: Merge Formatting to paste the citation into the document
How to create the hanging indent
  • Highlight the citation
  • Right-click on the citation
  • Click on Paragraph
  • Set all Indentation and Spacing to 0"
  • Set Special: Hanging
  • Set Line Spacing: Double

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Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction

Video Tutorials - How Do I Cite Sources?

1st Video Tutorial: Microsoft Word Desktop version (downloaded version of Microsoft Word on your computer)

 

2nd Video Tutorial: Microsoft Word online version (Office 365 available in your Dashboard account)

 

3rd Video Tutorial: Google Docs