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Mastering Research Paper Formatting: Footnotes, Headers, Captions, and More

In this lesson, you will learn essential skills for creating a professional research paper. Explore how to insert footnotes and endnotes, add headers and footers, and place captions on figures. Discover the importance of generating a table of figures, and understand MLA formatting guidelines specifically designed for research papers. Additionally, you will gain insights into managing citations, creating bibliographies, and utilizing templates for efficient document setup. Enhance your writing with these critical components to ensure clarity and academic integrity.

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Mastering Research Paper Formatting: Footnotes, Headers, Captions, and More

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  1. Lesson 13: Creating a Research Paper

  2. Learning Objectives • After studying this lesson, you will be able to: • Insert footnotes and endnotes in a research paper • Add headers and footers to documents • Place captions on figures • Generate a table of figures • Create templates

  3. Using Research Paper Styles • Understanding MLA • Modern Language Association Handbook for Writers of Research Papers • Specific formatting requirements for professional research papers • Documentation style • The MLA guide includes specific requirements for formatting and style

  4. Working with Footnotes and Citations • Inserting footnotes • Comment on the text • References tab on the Ribbon

  5. Working with Footnotes and Citations • Footnote and Endnote dialog box • Inserting footnote links

  6. Working with Footnotes and Citations • Citations • Outside sources for material • Click citations to edit them

  7. Working with Footnotes and Citations • Editing and formatting footnotes • Reposition, format, and more

  8. Working with Bibliographies • Bibliography • Lists all sources for the report • Changing the bibliography style • Choose from a number of styles, including MLA

  9. Working with Bibliographies • Creating a bibliography • References > Citations & Bibliography • Update by right-clicking in the list

  10. Introducing Headers and Footers • Headers and footers are the margin area • Text • Page numbers • Graphics • Chapter names • More!

  11. Inserting Captions • Inserting captions • Labels for graphics, charts, etc. • Automate or insert manually • References > Insert Caption

  12. Inserting a Table of Figures • Table of figures • Like a table of contents for figures • References > Caption > Insert Table of Figures • Update by right-clicking the table

  13. Working with Templates • Templates • Starter documents with default text, graphics, layout, and other formatting options • Create a document from a template

  14. Working with Templates • Saving documents as templates • Save As to name the new template • Deleting a template

  15. Lesson 13: Creating a Research Paper

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