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Writing Guides

Use these online guides to help you throughout the writing process.

APA Formatting and Style Guide, 7 Edition (Purdue OWL)
Best Practices to Avoid Plagiarism (Purdue OWL)
Elements of Style
Grammar (Purdue OWL)
Guide to Grammar & Writing (Capital Community College Foundation)
MLA Formatting and Style Guide, 8th Edition (Purdue OWL)
Punctuation (Purdue OWL)
Research and Citation Resources (Purdue OWL)
The Writing Process (Purdue OWL)

Setting up APA Format in Word 2016

Setting up MLA Format (7th & 8th Editions) in Word 2016

Please note that this formatting tutorial is compliant with the 7th and 8th Editions of MLA Style. The 9th Edition of MLA Style was released in April 2021. Updated guidance for formatting papers to comply with the 9th Edition will be posted in Fall 2021.

How to Format Your Paper in Turabian Style (8th Edition)

Created by Luther Rice University Library.