You’ll need to register with an account, but can then access your saved files from any internet-connected device. Here are some free options to explore as an alternative. Word is the most common word processor, but it’s expensive, especially if it didn’t come with the computer you bought. If the first thing you do each time you open a new document, is change your font size or style, as well as readjust your margins, then you probably will save time by changing the default settings so it starts just the way you like it. The following video addresses how to add an image and then how to get the text around it to behave properly afterwards. Many college projects will require you to include visuals in your essays. This video demonstrates that in Word 2016. An easy way to do that is to use the Sort feature in your word processor. One more bibliography tip…if you create your citation list as you use sources, you’ll need to put these in alphabetical order at the end. Speaking of bibliographies (or Works Cited pages, or References pages), did you know that many word processors have ways to help you create those quickly?Īlphabetizing Bibliographies (and other Lists)

Luckily, it’s very easy to have your word processor do the hard work of this type of formatting for you, as this video demonstrates. MLA and APA bibliography pages use a special type of indent, called a “hanging indent.” Where a normal paragraph indents the first line but not any others, a hanging indent paragraph DOESN’T indent the first line, but DOES indent all the others. If you use a different word-processing program (or a different version of Word), the specific tools might appear in different places, but you’ll still be able to perform the same activities. Most of the videos in this section use Microsoft Word 2016.

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