The space left between the margin and the start of a paragraph is called

Important Note: Unless your instructor gives you a template, don't use an MLA template or tool since there are commonly errors. Overview • 1” margins • Times New Roman 12 black font • Align left • Header in upper right with name and page number: Jones 1 • Line Spacing – double throughout • Tab in the first line of a paragraph ½” or .5 • Heading in upper left • Title centered after heading • Works Cited, if any, on a new page Margins • 1” margins – top, bottom, left, right. Some defaults are 1.25″ left and right. • Margins are not set in the Paragraph box. In Word or Works, margins are set in Page Layout or in File/Page Setup/Margins. Font • Times New Roman 12 black font. • Do not use bold or underlining. • Do not use all caps except for an abbreviations such as NATO, AIDS. • Do not use italics unless there is a rule that says to use italics. • Check default and reset default if necessary. Your instructor may accept a different font style: however, Times New Roman 12 Black is a standard setting in school and business. Alignment • Left align – this is the usual default setting. • Do not block or justify where the right margin is even. • Alignment can be set in the Paragraph box if the icon is not visible. See Related Documents on right sidebar for an image of alignment settings. Line Spacing • Double space – and only double space throughout, even after the heading and around the title, if any. • Check default settings in the Paragraph box and reset per instructions under Par...

Explore paragraph dialog box options There are general, indentation, and spacing options available in the Paragraph dialog box options. At the bottom of the dialog box, you can see a Preview of how the options will look before you apply them. General Alignment Choose Left to align text to the left with a ragged right edge (or use the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+L). Choose Center to center text with a ragged left and right edge (Ctrl+E). Choose Right to align text to the right with a ragged left edge (Ctrl+R). Choose Justify to align text both left and right, adding space between words (Ctrl+J). Outline level The level at which the paragraph appears in Outline view. Choose Collapsed by default if you want the document to open with headings collapsed by default. See Indentation Left Indents the paragraph on the left by the amount you choose. Right Indents the paragraph on the right by the amount you choose. Special Choose First line> By to indent the first line of a paragraph. To quickly create a first line indent using the ruler, see Choose Hanging> By to create a hanging indent. To quickly create a hanging indent using the ruler, see Mirror indents When you choose this, Left and Right become Inside and Outside. This is for book style printing. Spacing Before Adjusts the amount of space before a paragraph. After Adjusts the amount of space after a paragraph. Line spacing Choose Single to single-space text. To quickly single space your entire document, see Choose 1.5 lines to sp...

p The CSS Text Spacing Properties Property Description Specifies the space between characters in a text Specifies the line height Specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block Specifies how to handle white-space inside an element Specifies the space between words in a text

• Alignment: Alignment refers to the way text is arranged in the document between the margins. In horizontal alignment, paragraphs of text can be left aligned (flush against the left margin), right aligned (flush against the right margin), or centered (each line within the paragraph centered between the margins). There is a fourth alignment option known as "justified". Text in a justified paragraph will be spread evenly across the page and appear as a block with text lining up on both the left and right margins. • Application: Another word for a software program. In word processing, the application is a Word Processor such as Microsoft Word. • AutoCorrect: This feature is used to correct typos and misspelled words. When AutoCorrect is turned on, common mistakes are automatically replaced using a default a list of words that are stored in the word processing application. The user can also typically modify the list to include their own common misspellings. • Clipboard: The clipboard is a temporary holding area the computer uses for any item that has been copied or cut. When an item such as text is placed on the clipboard, it can then be pasted elsewhere in the document. Items will stay on the clipboard until they are deleted or erased. The manner in which the clipboard is cleared depends on the application being used. Quite often, the clipboard is cleared when another item is cut or copied or if the application is closed. • Copying: The process of copying will take an existi...