Noodletools for Students

Printing citations

Formatting

Before you export your source list and open it in your word processor,
NoodleTools allows you to do some basic formatting. To see the formatting
options, click the Print/Export button at the top of the Bibliography screen and
select “Formatting Options...”

Changing the title

By default, MLA lists are titled “Works Cited,” APA lists are titled “References,” and Chicago lists are titled “Bibliography.” These are the most common titles, but you may want a title that more accurately reflects the contents of your particular source list. For example, if you have added annotations to your MLA list, a more descriptive title would be “Annotated List of Works Cited.”
→ Click the Print/Export button.
→ Under Formatting Options, click the link next to “List Title.”
→ If you are creating an MLA style list, select one of the titles from the
examples listed by clicking on the associated hyperlink, or create your
own title by typing a title in and clicking Set Custom Title.
→ If you are creating an APA or Chicago style list, no preset alternatives are provided. Simply type your own title in and click Set Custom Title.
Adding a header (MLA and APA only)
A “header” is information that appears at the top of each page of your paper.
The MLA Handbook indicates that the header at the top of your source list should consist of your last name followed by a space and the page number. The APA Publication Manual states that the header should consist of a shortened version (50 characters or fewer) of the title of your paper (all capital letters, flush left), and the page number (flush right, continued from the body of the paper). If you are not writing a paper that will be published, a header is generally not required (you can ask your teacher if you aren’t sure). NoodleTools can add the header to your source list for you, correctly formatted (although you will still
need to make sure that it also appears throughout your essay).
→ Click the Print/Export button above your source list.
→ Under Formatting Options, click the link next to “Page Header.”
→ If you are creating an MLA style list, enter your last name and click Set
Header.
→ If you are creating an APA style list, enter a shortened version of your
paper’s title and click Set Header.

Printing

The final version of your source list should always be printed from your word processor. Do not print your source list from the Preview screen (described in the next section) because the HTML version is not perfectly formatted – it is only a close approximation of the correct spacing and formatting.