Creating a Research Paper with Citations and References

Word Chapter 2CTA

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Documentation StylesMLA – Modern Language Association of America

• Double-space text on all pages

• One-inch margins• Indent the first line of each

paragraph ½ inch• Last name and page

number on each page of the document

• “Works Cited” page– Works are hanging indented

APA – American Psychological Association

• Includes Title Page• Double-space text on all

pages• One-inch margins• Running head that consists

of the page number double-spaced below a brief summary of the paper title

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General Project Guidelines

1. Select a topic.2. Research the topic and take notes!3. Organize your ideas.4. Write (key) the first draft, referencing sources

alphabetically.5. Save the research paper.6. Create the list of sources.7. Proofread and revise the paper.8. Print the research paper.

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Headers and FootersHEADER

Headers can include text and graphics that print at the top of the page.

In Microsoft Word, headers print ½ inch from the top of the page. Margins are 1 inch.

In an MLA Style Report, the header consists of the writer’s last name and the page number, which is included on each page.

FOOTER Footers can include text

and graphics that print at the bottom of the page.

In Microsoft Word, footers print ½ inch from the bottom of the page.

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Typing the Research Paper Text

Write the first draft, referencing sources.• Include an introduction, body, and conclusion.• Evaluate sources for authority, currency, and

accuracy.• Acknowledge all sources of information; do

not plagiarize.

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Plagiarism • to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own • to use (another's production) without crediting the source • to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.

A synonym for ethics would be standards. It is unethical and would be considered an academic crime to plagiarize.

Much more than “borrowing” or “copying”! Two examples of Websites to check for plagiarism are:

• Turnitin We build better writers. We are the world’s leading academic plagiarism prevention solution and originality checking tool.

• WriteCheck Finally, Turnitin for students. Avoid accidental plagiarism. Students can now use the #1 plagiarism prevention checker.

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Project – Research Paper

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Shortcut Keys

• Shortcut keys are keyboard key combinations to format text as you type.

• See some of the examples on next slide.

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Paragraph/Character Formatting Task Shortcut Keys (p. WD 81)

Bold CTRL+B All capital letters CTRL+SHIFT+A

Italic CTRL+I Case of letters SHIFT+F3

Underline CTRL+U Decrease font size CTRL+SHIFT+<

1.5 line spacing CTRL+5 Decrease font size 1 point CTRL+[

Center paragraph CTRL+E Double-underline CTRL+SHIFT+D

Left-align paragraph CTRL+L Increase font size CTRL+SHIFT+>

Right-align paragraph CTRL+R Increase font size 1 point CTRL+]

Justify paragraph CTRL+J Remove character formatting (plain text)

CTRL+SPACEBAR

Add/remove one line above paragraph

CTRL+0 (zero) Small uppercase letters CTRL+SHIFT+K

Double-space lines CTRL+2 Underline words, not spaces CTRL+SHIFT+W

Single-space lines CTRL+1 Hanging indent CTRL+T

Superscript CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN Remove hanging indent CTRL+SHIFT+T

Subscript CTRL+EQUAL SIGN Increase paragraph indent CTRL+M

Copy CTRL+C Decrease paragraph indent CTRL+SHIFT+M

Undo the last action CTRL+Z Cut CTRL+X

Convert field to regular text CTRL+Shift+F9 Paste CTRL+V

Manual Page Break (Hard Page Break)

CTRL + ENTER Remove paragraph formatting CTRL+Q

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Indents and Normal Style • First-line indents occur when you drag the first triangle on the left side of the ruler.

This indents the first line of text on the left side only.• Hanging indents occur when you drag the 2nd triangle on the left side of the ruler.

This indents the 2nd and succeeding lines of text on the left side of the paragraph and leaves the first line at the left margin (the left indent moves with the 2nd triangle when a hanging indent occurs).

• Left indents occur when you drag the rectangle on the left side of the ruler. This indents all lines of text on the left side of the paragraph (both triangles and the rectangle moves when dragging the left indent).

• Right indents occur when you drag the triangle on the right side of the ruler. This indents all lines of text on the right side of the paragraph.

• In an MLA Style Report, paragraphs are first-line indented ½ inch and the Works Cited Page, the works are hanging indented ½ inch.

• Default normal style places 10 points of blank space after each paragraph.• Default normal style inserts a vertical space equal to 1.15 lines between each line of

text.

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Sources

• MLA style requires that the works cited be listed in alphabetical order by the author’s last name, or if the work has no author, by the work’s title. – Look at the Plan Ahead Section on p. 88 on how to

do the works• Footnotes are inserted at the bottom of the

page• Endnotes are inserted at the end of the report

Word Chapter 2 Vocabulary• American Psychological Association (APA) (WD 66)• antonym (WD 118)• AutoCorrect (WD 85)• AutoCorrect Options button (WD 85)• automatic page breaks (WD 101)• background repagination (WD 101)• bibliographical list (WD 108)• bibliography (WD 106)• Click and Type (WD 80)• copying (WD 113)• cutting (WD 113)• double-space (WD 72)• endnote (WD 93)• field (WD 90)• First Line Indent marker (WD 83)• first-line indent (WD 83)• footer (WD 75)• footnote (WD 93)• hanging indent (WD 109)• Hanging Indent marker (WD 109)• hard page break (WD 106)• header (WD 75)• horizontal ruler (WD 82)• Left Indent marker (WD 83)• line spacing (WD 72)

• manual page break (WD 106)• Modern Language Association of America (MLA) (WD

66)• Navigation Pane (WD 115)• Normal style (WD 70)• note reference mark (WD 93)• note text (WD 93)• Office Clipboard (WD 113)• paragraph spacing (WD 72)• parenthetical references (WD 69)• pasting (WD 113)• plagiarize (WD 68)• proofreading (WD 112)• research paper (WD 66)• right-aligned (WD 76)• ruler (WD 83)• shortcut keys (WD 81)• soft page breaks (WD 101)• synonym (WD 118)• style (WD 70)• tag name (WD 94)• thesaurus (WD 118)• vertical ruler (WD 82)• word count (WD 101)• works cited (WD 69) • works cited page (WD 105)