Current versions of Microsoft Word provide several MLA and APA template options.
To locate templates in Microsoft Word, from the opening page, click on File then New. In the Search for Online Templates box, replace the text by typing MLA or APA. Hit the Enter key. Click on the desired template, then Create.
Word Online which can be accessed by clicking on the square Microsoft icon in the upper left-hand corner of Academic Email accounts.
On the opening page of Word Online, under Welcome to Word: New, click on an MLA or APA template at the top of the page.
If the desired template is not shown, click on More Templates then the desired template.
Microsoft Office Support provides these simple instructions for using templates in Word Online.
Google Docs provides templates for MLA and APA style papers.
To locate templates in Google Docs, click on Template Gallery at the top of the page. Scroll down to Education, and click on the desired template.
