This workshop covers the most frequently asked questions about Formatting. For more help with formatting, check out the RCCC Tutoring Center.
| Microsoft Word | Word Online | Google Docs | Apple Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| RCCC Students have free downloads of the Office Suite. Up to 5 downloads per student. Can be found through Office 365. See the box below. | Free | Free | Free |
| Requires a download | Requires the Internet. Is accessed through Student email. Saves in the "cloud" | Requires Download, Gmail account, Saved in the "cloud" | Requires a download |
| Powerful | Hard to Format | Hard to Format | Can be formatted |
| Instructors can open files | Instructors can open files | Need to change to PDF | Need to change to PDF |
| Compatible on RCCC computers | Compatible on RCCC computers | Compatible on RCCC computers | Not Compatible on MOST RCCC Computers |
| Only can be used on computers with the downloaded version | Can be used with your email anywhere with the Internet | Used anywhere with Internet | Used on Macs |
| Can be used even if your Computers upgrades | Can be used even if your Computer upgrades | Can be used if your Computer upgrades | Need to have the correct version of the operating system to download |
Go to your RCCC email. You'll see this in the upper left corner. Click on it.
Then you'll see this screen.
Alignment
Observation: Most students find that they spend more time tweaking the template to work for them than they do keying in information.
Yes! You can. You can also use Office 365 on your phone. To see what your instructor sees, however, you should look at your files on a larger screen before submitting.
Author, I. (Date). Title. Container, page#.
Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 7-10.
In-text is (Author, date, p. #)
According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.
APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Jones, 1998, p. 199).
Contributors' names. "Title of Resource." Name of Container, Publisher, Last edited date.
Russell, Tony, et al. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2 Aug. 2016.
In-text is (Author page#) or if no author (“Title” page#)
(Taylor 55) or (”Price of Freedom Museum”)
“Title of Web Page.” Title of Website, Publisher, Date published in Day Month Year format, URL.
“One Health and Disease: Tick-Borne.” National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 12 June 2018, https://www.nps.gov/articles/one-health-disease-ticks-borne.htm.
This is how to format a hanging indent in Google Docs.
This is one way to format a hanging indent in Word.
Here's another way to format a hanging indent in Word.
