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How do you cite a website in MLA 8?

How do you cite a website in MLA 8?

MLA 8: Citing Websites With an Author

  1. author’s name.
  2. title of the article or page.
  3. title of the website.
  4. name of the publisher (Note: Only include the name of the publisher when it differs from the name of the website.)
  5. date the page or site was published (if available)
  6. URL.

How do you indent a source in MLA?

Hanging indents: Each reference should be formatted with what is called a hanging indent. This means the first line of each reference should be flush with the left margin (i.e., not indented), but the rest of that reference should be indented 0.5 inches further.

How do you indent the second line?

Select OK.

  1. Select the text where you want to add a hanging indent.
  2. Go to Home > Paragraph dialog launcher. > Indents and Spacing.
  3. Under Special, select one of the following indent styles: Hanging. First Line. None. On Hanging and First Line indents, you can adjust the depth of the indent with the By field.
  4. Select OK.

How do you indent the second line of a citation?

It’s easier done than said (works for Word on PC or MAC):

  1. Place your cursor at the beginning of your citation, and highlight it.
  2. Right click your mouse.
  3. Select Paragraph from the resulting pop up menu.
  4. Under Indentation, use the Special pull-down menu to select hanging.
  5. Use the By menu to select 0.5″

How do I indent text in Word?

One simple way to indent text is to place the cursor at the start of a paragraph and hit the tab key on your keyboard. In Microsoft Word, this adds a 0.5” (1.27cm) indent at the left margin. It also automatically formats the text so that subsequent paragraphs have a first-line indent.

What is indentation in Word?

Left Line Indent Indents all the lines of the paragraph a specified distance from the left margin. Right Line Indent Indents all the lines of the paragraph a specific distance from the right margin. Hanging Indent Indents all the lines of the paragraph a specific distance from the left margin except the first line.

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