Monday, October 22, 2012

MLA in Kingsoft

You do have to learn some of the ins and outs of Kingsoft, which takes a little time, but it is worth it.  

The only way to come even close to double spacing is to highlight the entire document, then change the document to "heading 3" for the style.

to change to heading 3:
- press and hold anywhere in your document
- press select all
- press in the white box at the top where it usually says "normal"
- Press "heading 3" (kinda bold and in your face)

Indent the first line of the paragraph:
- press the "paragraph" icon at the top
- new icons open up, press indent and spacing
- press and hold on the blue line, in the first line of your document (along the left side) and slide in until it says "first line indentation: 1.27cm" (this would be for a 1/2 inch indent)
- tap the screen twice to get out of the select all mode

To insert a header:
- click on the "insert" icon at the top of the screen
- press "header and footer"
- put the cursor in the header spot
- press the "right" icon (in the Paragraph) section
- Type your last name, and page number

Set the Margin to 1 inch:
- press the "page setup" icon at the top
- press and hold the double arrows until the cm=2.54 (1 inch)
- press the "esc" key on the keyboard

Save to upload to Turnitin.com:
- press "save as" icon at the top
- name your document, and choose the location you want to store it in
- on the right side of the screen, press the square with ".doc" on it
- press ".docx"
- now your document will be recognized by turnitin.com