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APA 7th Edition Formatting

The document provides guidelines for formatting a paper in APA 7th edition style. It discusses font choices including Times New Roman, Georgia, Computer Modern, Lucida Sans Unicode, and Arial in 10-11 point sizes. It also outlines page layout requirements such as a title page, header, 1 inch margins, and double spacing. Paragraph formatting requires indenting the first line of each paragraph, and headings follow specific APA style guidelines. Microsoft Word can be used to write papers and includes helpful tools for writing, formatting, inserting media, and managing references.

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APA 7th Edition Formatting

The document provides guidelines for formatting a paper in APA 7th edition style. It discusses font choices including Times New Roman, Georgia, Computer Modern, Lucida Sans Unicode, and Arial in 10-11 point sizes. It also outlines page layout requirements such as a title page, header, 1 inch margins, and double spacing. Paragraph formatting requires indenting the first line of each paragraph, and headings follow specific APA style guidelines. Microsoft Word can be used to write papers and includes helpful tools for writing, formatting, inserting media, and managing references.

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APA 7 Edition

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Formatting
Font face/ size

 It’s important that when writing in APA style, it is written in a font that is
accessible to all users. The reason for this is because there are legible and widely
available and include special characters such as maths symbols and Greek letters.
These include:
 A serif font such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, or normal (10-
Point) Computer Modern (the latter is the default font for LaTex)
 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode
 A sans serif font such as 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial
Page Layout

The APA 7th edition should have the following:

 Create a title page.


 Page should have a header.
 Margin should be 1 inch from the page.
 Spacing should be set to double ( 2.0).
 Set up a reference list.
Margins

 It’s very important when writing in APA 7th edition, the margin is 1 inch in all
directions (top, bottom, left, right)

To set margins
1. Open a new document in Microsoft Word.
2. Click the Page Layout tab.
3. Click the Margins button in the Page Setup group.
4. Select Normal.
Paragraphing

 When writing a paragraph in APA style (7th) it is vital that you begin every line of
the text from the left margin, except the first line of each paragraph. Indent each
line of a new paragraph 1 tab space, which should be set at 1.27 CM or 0.5 inches.
Page heading

 When writing headings in APA style, guidelines are provided for formatting your
paper.
The diagram below illustrates the different levels and guidelines for the APA 7 th
edition.
Writing helps in Microsoft words

 You may already use Microsoft Word to write papers, but you can also use for
many other tasks, such as collecting research, co-writing with other students,
recording notes on-the-fly, and even building a better bibliography!

Getting started
 Let’s get started by opening Microsoft Word and choosing a template to create a
new document. You can either:
 Select Blank document to create a document from scratch.
 Select a structured template.
 Select Take a tour for Word tips.
Writing help in Microsoft words
Writing help in Microsoft words
The basics
 Next, let’s look at creating and formatting copy. You can do so by clicking on the page
and beginning to type your content. The status bar at the bottom of the document
shows your current page number and how many words you've typed, in case you’re
trying to stay maintain a specific word count
Writing help in Microsoft words

 To format text and change how it looks, select the text and select an option on
the Home tab: Bold, Italic, Bullets, Numbering, etc.
 To add pictures, shapes, or other media, simply navigate to the Insert tab, then
select any of the options to add media to your document.
 Word automatically saves your content as you work, so you don’t have to stress
about losing your progress if you forget to press Save.

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