Google Docs has all the features you need to write a paper in MLA format, as well as a template to set one up automatically.
You can insert a footnote or endnote in Word from the References tab of the ribbon. Both serve as supplemental information to ...
Word’s testing a new default that saves fresh documents to OneDrive with autosave active. It’s convenient and good for recovery, but it also nudges more files into the cloud unless you opt out.