The basics of MLA format include double-spaced lines, one-inch margins, headers on all pages, and more. Google Docs also offers an automatic MLA format template, if you don't want to set it up ...

The "Page setup" option will appear in the drop-down menu; click it. The top, bottom, left, and right margins should all be set to 1 and applied to the "Whole document." To confirm these details ...