You're on a PC with Microsoft Word. Class says Upload? This page is for you — Turabian first, then how to turn it in.
When it says Upload
Word on PC · turn it in
Finish in Word — Turabian steps below
Save: File → Save As → pick Documents → name it like Smith_Paper2.docx
File type:Word Document (*.docx) — not PDF unless they ask for PDF
Close Word (or leave it open — either is fine)
Class website (Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, etc.) → open the assignment
Click Upload or Submit Assignment or Browse
Find your .docx file → click it → Open
Click Submit again if it asks — wait for “submitted” ✓
Can't find the file? In the upload window, click Documents on the left, or search the filename you saved.
Before you write
Your checklist
Times New Roman · size 12
Double-spaced · 1-inch margins
Title page (page 1) — no page number on it
Body starts page 2 · page numbers top-right
Footnotes at bottom of page (not endnotes)
Bibliography on its own last page
About 5–6 pages of writing after the title page
Format in Word (PC)
Turabian · Microsoft Word
Professors say Turabian (sometimes “Trubanian”). Same thing.
Font: Home → Times New Roman → 12
Spacing: Home → Line spacing → 2.0
Margins: Layout → Margins → Normal (1 inch)
Title page: Center everything · see copy box below
Page numbers: Insert → Page Number → Top of Page → plain number on the right. Double-click header/footer → check Different First Page so page 1 has no number; writing starts on page 2.
Footnotes: Cursor after the sentence → References → Insert Footnote → citation at bottom of page
Bibliography: Ctrl+Enter for new page → center “Bibliography” → list A–Z · right-click list → Paragraph → Special → Hanging
Save early: Ctrl+S · File → Save As → .docx
Using Google Docs instead?
Font Times New Roman 12 · double-space · 1-inch margins
Insert → Page numbers → top right · hide on first page
Insert → Footnote · bibliography on last page with hanging indent
File → Download → Microsoft Word (.docx) before upload
Copy · title page
Paste this · fill in the blanks
[Your paper title — center · not bold · headline caps ok]
Sarah [Last name]
[Course name and number]
[Professor name]
[Date — month day, year]
Example · footnote
After a quote in your paper
In the footnote at the bottom of that page:
1. First Name Last Name, Book Title (City: Publisher, Year), page number.
Second time you cite the same book, you can shorten: Last Name, Short Title, page.
Example · bibliography
Last page · alphabetical
Bibliography
Last Name, First Name. Book Title. City: Publisher, Year.
Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Journal Name vol, no. (Year): pages.
6 pages · how much writing?
Rough guide
Title page = page 1 (does not count toward “six pages” at most schools — check your syllabus)
About 1,500–1,800 words double-spaced ≈ 5–6 body pages