{"id":4768,"date":"2023-02-17T22:37:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T22:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=4768"},"modified":"2025-05-19T04:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T04:15:02","slug":"how-to-format-an-mla-heading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/how-to-format-an-mla-heading","title":{"rendered":"How To Format An MLA Heading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Putting together an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/mastering-the-art-of-essay-writing\">essay<\/a> requires knowing the anatomy of a paper. You\u2019ll need to understand the difference between a title and a title page, a <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/guide-to-mla-citations\">Works Cited<\/a> and Bibliography, as well as headers and a heading. 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