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MLA Style, 8th Edition format for Google Docs - Penn Valley

Title and Heading

Type your name, your instructor's name, the name of the course, and the date of the paper on separate lines at the top left of the first page. This should be double spaced.

Type the title of the paper one double space below and centered. In order to center the words highlight the title and click on the Center align icon Capitalize the first letter of each word in the title except for words like "for," "and," or "the" (prepositions, conjunctions, or articles). The first word should be capitalized.

 

Title and Heading