APA Citation Guide

Follow these steps to format your paper in APA style. Your paper should have three major sections: the title page, main body, and references list.

These guidelines show how to set up a student paper in APA format. The 7th edition now has specific formatting for student papers versus a professional paper (i.e. one being submitted for publication). If your instructor has requested a different format or additional elements, use your instructor's preferences.

1. Set margins to one inch
2. Set spacing to double (2.0)
3. Create a title page
4. Add page numbers to the right side of the header
5. Start the reference list on a new page
   1. Continue the page numbering (don't start again at 1)
   2. Center the section title on the first line: References
   3. Double space the list
   4. Use hanging indentation (hanging indents)

Official APA Resources

When creating PowerPoint presentations in APA Style, focus on clear and concise information delivery. Many APA guidelines, such as citing sources and writing directly, apply to presentations. However, aspects like font size, text density per slide, color schemes, and animations are left to the presenter's discretion, as APA Style doesn't specify these visual elements (APA Style Center, 2020).

Here is a sample.