Microsoft Word - - Formatting Academic Research Papers With Word

When you’re working on an academic paper, the presentation must be impeccable. Formatting enhances the appearance and readability of the document. Readers can focus on the ideas you present in your paper and not be distracted by inconsistencies.

Further, citations, diagrams, and data requires special formatting.

Fortunately, Word includes many tools to help you with your paper. They go beyond the regular formatting options you will use in other documents. Here are some features that will help you get the most out of Word when you’re working on an academic paper:

1. Footnotes
2. Endnotes
3. Captions
4. Headers and Footers
5. Working with tables
6. Table of Contents
7. Index

And if you need more help perfecting your paper’s formatting, here are some additional resources that will get you up and going in no time:

-- Page setup quick start
-- Five formatting mistakes to avoid