What goes in the top right corner of an MLA Paper?

Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number. Number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin.

Should I align left or justify?

The above results are quite clear: typesetting justified at both the left and right side of a line clearly works best for good reader comprehension of columns of text in printed publications. Comprehension drops away significantly with left aligned/ragged right setting for columns of text.

How do I start page numbers after table of contents?

Put the cursor after the text on the page that should be the last one without a page number, for example the table of contents. Click on the Layout tab. Select Breaks → Sections Breaks → Next Page. Put the cursor on the page where the page numbering should start (that is section two in the document).

How do you number pages in Word starting on page 3?

Step 2: Insert page numbersPut the cursor in the footer of page 3, go to the tab “Insert” and click on the button “Page Number”. By default, MS Word inserts page number 3. Click on “Format Page Numbers” in the drop-down menu of the button “Page Number”.Choose “Start at” and insert the page number you want to start at.