MLA 8 Edition th Created by Kennedy-King College Librarians 1 MLA 8th Edition Formatting the paper ● Margins The document should have 1” margins at the top, bottom, left and right. ● Text Formatting Use an easily readable font like Times New Roman or Georgia, in 12-point size 2 Formatting the paper ● Title ◻ Do not use a period after your title. ◻ Begin your text on a new, double-spaced line after the title, indenting the first line of the paragraph half an inch from the left margin.