Lecture topic: Formatting web
addresses in a citation made easy
A potential
headache about formatting citations has to do with web addresses. According to
MLA the web address, also known as the URL, must be enclosed inside less
than/greater than signs, and punctuated with a period. Example:
<http://www.templejc.edu>.�
However, you
may find that your software wants to convert the URL to an active link and
remove the < > signs. This can be very frustrating. It will end up
looking like this:
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For MS Word
2007 users, if the URL turns active like the example above, just use the
backspace feature to back up one space.
The hyperlink
will deactivate and automatically return to this:
<http://www.okstate.edu>.
Remember that
improperly formatted URLs in your citations will result in lost points in your
grade.