paper revision

Mary Smith

Bill Coleman

Intellectual Heritage 852 Section xxx

February 27, 2015

The Correct Way to Format an Essay

First, select Times New Roman as the font and 12 as the font size. Make sure the paragraph is set to double space, and that you have checked the dialog box in “Paragraph” that says: “Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style.” The heading, which includes your name, your teacher’s name, the course name and the date the paper is due, goes in the upper left corner of your paper. It is double-spaced like the body of the paper. The title of your paper should be centered and in the same font as the body of the paper. Do not use bold or underlining. Remember to capitalize the first word and all important words of the title.

Indent the first line of each paragraph. Do not skip an extra line between paragraphs. Space once after each punctuation mark. Do not space before a punctuation mark. If your essay is longer than one page, insert the page number on the right side of the header. To do this, open the header and use the tab key to move the cursor to the right. Type your last name and then use the menu bar to insert the correct page number. Remember to select Times New Roman as your font and 12 as the font size just as you did for the text of your paper.

If you follow the above instructions, your paper should look like this page. Note that to quote from The Sixth Extinction, you need merely put the passage in quotation marks followed by the appropriate page number (Kolbert, p. 224).