Here you can find tutorials on how to do some of the basic functions in Microsoft Word.
List of common keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word for Windows
Common Microsoft Word Questions
On the top of the Word program, click the "Insert" tab.
To the right, where it says Header & Footer, click on Page Number. This will be important for having subsequent numbers appear in order as you write your paper.
Choose "Top of Page" and choose "Plain Number 1".
You will start at the top left of your page above your name with the number 1. Type in your paper's running head behind the number 1. It could be a shortened version of the title of your paper.
With the "Tab" key on your keyboard, tab the number 1 all the way to the right side of the page.
Type in your last name behind the number 1. Be sure to put a space between your last name and the number.
Close out of the Header & Footer to get back to the main body of the page.
Your header and page number will have a faded color from the rest of your paper. This is normal.
As you're writing your paper, the page number will count up as the pages increase. Your running head and last name remains static.
The hanging indent is required for the Works Cited/References page in your paper for the MLA and APA formats. Every subsequent line of a cited entry must be tabbed once to the right of the page. Here is an example:
For help and examples of MLA and APA citation formats, please see our Citations Guide.
Here are quick links for the MLA and APA Works Cited and References formats.
1. Make sure you have a new page open at the end of your paper. You can go to Insert > Blank Page.
2. Make sure "Works Cited" (MLA) or "References" (APA) is centered on the page. Here we have an example from an MLA formatted paper.
3. Type the citation as is. Here is an example citing an article from EBSCO Host, one of our online databases.
4. To do the hanging indent, place the cursor in front of the second line of the entry and press CTRL + TAB (Windows and Mac) on your keyboard. The line will indent to the right. If you only press TAB, the entire entry will indent to the right.
5. Do this for all the following lines of the entry. The entry's hanging indent will look like this.
6. When you have multiple entries, make sure they are alphabetized by the author's last name.
