How to Use MLA Formatting: A Brief Overview Are you writing a paper for which you need to know how to use MLA formatting, but don’t know what that means? No worries. You’ve come to the right place.

Google Docs' guide on using the MLA format, from choosing the font down to creating the "Works Cited" page.

Indents are used to distinguish one paragraph from another, but hanging indents are used in citations. Here's how to create one on Google Docs easily.