Some Basic Editing Commands (Windows)
To highlight text:
- Hold down shift key and use arrow keys to mark text
To copy and paste text:
- highlight text (see above)
- Press ctrl+c, and then release
- Move cursor to where you want to place text and press ctrl+v
To move and paste text:
- highlight text (see above)
- Press ctrl+x, and then release
- Move cursor to where you want to place text and press ctrl+v
To start a new page:
- ctrl+enter
To indent a block of text:
- move cursor to text you want to indent
- Press ctrl+m
- to stop indent, move cursor to where you want indentation to stop and press enter
Formatting an Essay (MLA Format)
How to set up MLA Header in most versions of Word
- Click “Insert “ from top of page
- Click a) page number, b) top of page, and c) Plain number 3
- Type last name and hit the space key
- To exit, move cursor out of header box onto the page itself and double click
How to Add a Works Cited Page in Microsoft Word
Follow the few steps below to attach a Works Cited page to your document.
- Scroll or page down to the end of your last paragraph
- Hold down the “Ctrl” key (on bottom of keyboard near the space bar) and press the “Enter” key once
- You’ve just created a “hard page break” that will keep your Works Cited page separate from the rest of your essay.
- Four steps in one: a) hold down the “Ctrl” key (on bottom of keyboard near the space bar); b) press the letter “E” once (The cursor should now be at the middle of your screen); c) type Works Cited (Note: do not bold or underline it); and d) press the “Enter” key
- Press the “Back Space” key once and begin adding your Works Cited entries
How to Indent Works Cited Entries In Word
- Type out complete entry without tabs
- Move cursor to beginning of entry (i.e. author’s last name) and press ctrl+t
- Double-space entry.