MLA format help with page numbers - Mac users!

[maheaberlin]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

I'm doing a paper for my freshman english class, and we have to use MLA format. I have a Mac notebook with microsoft office, and I can't figure out how to insert page numbers with my last name in front of them, like Smith 1, Smith 2, etc. I can only get plain page numbers. Help, please!

 

[Clive Huggan]

Dear [whoever],

Someone else may have more specific knowledge of MLA formatting (I haven't
heard of it here in Australia) and give advice more specific to Word 2008,
so check back.

In Word 2004 and earlier, it's simple: apply page numbers to headers or
footers by choosing View menu » Header and footer » type up the header or
footer (which in your case would include "Smith"), including alignment, and
add the page number via the ³#² button on the toolbar that appears.

It's much better to do it this way than using a text box.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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