Apa Style Paper Setup

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Setting Up a Paper in APA Style Using Microsoft Word 2007

Open Microsoft Word 2007. By default Word opens a new blank document. It is easiest if youcreate all of these settings before you begin your paper. Another alternative is to save the

SETTING THE MARGINS

1. Click the Page Layouttab.2. In the Page Setupgroup, click the Marginsarrow.3. In the drop down menu, click Normaland all margins will be set to 1 inch.

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SETTING THE HEADER AND FOOTER SIZE

1. Click the Page Layouttab.2. Click the small arrowfor the Page Setupgroup.3. The Page Setupdialog box will open.4. In the dialog box, click the Layouttab.

5. In the Headers and Footerssection, set the header and footer to 0.5 inches.6. Click the OKbutton.

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SETTING THE TABS

1. Click the Hometab.2. Click the small arrowfor the Paragraphgroup.3. The Paragraphdialog box will open.4. Click the Tabsbutton in the bottom of the dialog box.

5. The Tabsdialog box will open.6. In the Tabsdialog box, set the Default tab stopsto 0.5 inches.7. Click the OKbutton.

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SETTING THE FONT: STYLE

1. Click the Hometab.2. In the Fontgroup click the small arrowin the Font Faceselect box.3. Scroll through the drop-down alphabetical list of font faces, and click Times New Roman.

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SETTING THE FONT: SIZE

1. Click the Hometab.2. In the Fontgroup click the small arrowin the Font Sizeselect box.3. Scroll through the drop-down list of font sizes, and click 12.

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SETTING DOUBLE SPACED LINES

1. Click the Hometab.2. Click the small arrowfor the Paragraphgroup.3. The Paragraphdialog box will open.4. In the Spacingsection of the dialog box, click the small arrowfor the Line Spacingselect

box, and from the drop-down list click Double.5. Also, make sure Beforeand Afterare set to 0 pt.6. Click the OKbutton.

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CREATING A HEADER FOR THE TITLE PAGE: ACCESS THE HEADER

1. Click the Inserttab.2. In the Header & Footergroup, click the small arrow for the Headericon.3. In the drop down menu, click Edit Header(at the bottom of the list).

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CREATING A HEADER FOR THE TITLE PAGE: POSITION CONTENT

1. Your cursor is now in the header area above the dotted lines, with the Header & FooterToolsdisplayed.

2. In the Positiongroup, click Insert Alignment Tab.3. The Alignmenttab dialog box will open.

4. In the Alignmentsection, click Right.5. Click the OKbutton.

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CREATING A HEADER FOR THE TITLE PAGE: INSERT THE PAGE NUMBER

1. In the Header & Footer Tools, click the small arrowfor the Page Numbericon.2. In the resulting drop down list, click Top of Page.3. Scroll down the resulting drop down list under Simpleand click Plain Number 3.4. The page number will be inserted into the header and aligned to the right side of the

page as shown in the drop down list.

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CREATING A HEADER FOR THE TITLE PAGE: INSERT A RUNNING HEAD

1. Header & Footer Toolsshould still be displayed.2. Make sure you are on the left side of the page number.3. Type: Running head:4. These words are in sentence case (the first letter of the first word in each sentence is

capitalized; all proper names are capitalized; see your APA Manual for moreinformation).

5. Press the Caps Lockkey on your keyboard and type the first 2-3 three words of the title(a maximum of 50 characters and spaces).

6. Press the space bar until your running head is positioned at the left margin. If you pressthe space bar too many times and your page number moves to a separate line, makesure your cursor is immediately after your shortened title and press the Deletekey untilthe running head and page number are on the same line.

7. Click the red Close Header and Footerbutton (top right).8. Once you close the Header & Footer Tools, the page number and running head with

your shortened title will appear lighter than the text of the paper. This is normal. They willnot appear lighter when the paper is printed.

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CREATING A TITLE PAGE: INSERT THE TITLE & AUTHOR(S)

1. With your cursor at the top of the page, press the Enterkey five times.2. Your cursor should now be in the upper half of the page.3. The Hometab should be selected.4. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Center Texticon.

5. Your cursor will move to the center.6. Type the full title of the paper in Title case.7. Press the Enterkey.8. Type the author(s) in Title case.9. Press the Enterkey.10. Type the institution name in Title case.11. Press the Enterkey.

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CHANGING THE TITLE PAGE HEADER: INSERT A SECTION BREAK

A section break is necessary after the title page because the running head is different on allsubsequent pages in your paper.

1. Position your cursor after the text on the title page and click the Page Layouttab.

2. In the Page Setupgroup, click the little arrow for the Breaksicon.3. In the drop down menu go to the Section Breakssection and click Next Page.

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CHANGING THE TITLE PAGE HEADER: ACCESS THE HEADER

1. Click the Inserttab.2. In the Header & Footergroup (not shown), click the small arrow for the Headericon.3. In the drop down menu, click Edit Header(at the bottom of the list).

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CHANGING THE TITLE PAGE HEADER: BREAK THE LINK TO PREVIOUS

1. Header & Footer Toolswill be displayed.2. In the Navigationgroup, click Link to Previous.3. When you click Link to Previousit actually breaks the the connection to header on the

title page and removes the Same as Previous, although it is shown in this screen shot.

4. Inside the header area, remove the words: Running head:5. With your cursor at the beginning of your shortened title, press the Backspacekey to

align your title to the left.6. With your cursor at the end of your shortened title, press the space bar to align the page

number to the right.7. Click the red Close Header and Footerbutton.

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CREATING AN ABSTRACT PAGE: ABSTRACT FORMAT

1. Most papers do not require an abstract. Create this page only if your professor requiresit or if you intend to publish your paper.

2. The Hometab should be selected.3. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Center Texticon.

4. Your cursor will move to the center.5. Type the page heading: Abstract6. Highlight the page heading and click the Boldicon in the Fontgroup.7. Press the Enterkey.8. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Align Text Lefticon.9. Press the Tabkey to indent the first line of the abstract.10. Type the abstract as one paragraph in Sentence case(the first letter of the first word in

each sentence is capitalized; all proper names are capitalized; see your APA Manual formore information). Insert two spaces after the period at the end of each sentence.

11. Press the Enterkey.12. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Center Texticon.13. Type the significant keywords that describe your paper.

14. Press the Enterkey.

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CREATING AN ABSTRACT PAGE: CHECK WORD COUNT & FORCE A NEW PAGE

1. The maximum number of words in an abstract is 120.2. To determine the number of words in your abstract, highlight the abstract paragraph with

your mouse.

3. On the status bar you will see the word count of the highlighted area, followed by a slash(/) and then the word count of the entire document.

4. Force a new page:a. Position your cursor below the text of the abstractb. Click the Inserttab.c. In the Pagesgroup, click the Page Breakicon.d. Your cursor will move to a new page.

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CREATING THE BODY OF THE PAPER: SET UP THE INTRODUCTION PAGE

1. NOTE: The body of your paper begins on page 3 if you have an abstract page, and onpage 2 if you dont have an abstract.

2. The Hometab should be selected.3. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Center Texticon.

4. Your cursor will move to the center.5. Type the full title of your paper in Title case.6. Press the Enterkey.7. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Align Text Lefticon.8. Use the Tabkey to indent the first line of a paragraph.9. Use the Enterkey after each paragraph.10. Insert two spaces after the period, question mark or exclamation point at the end of each

sentence.11. See the Xavier APA Guide for help creating in-text citations

(http://www.xavier.edu/library/help/apa_guide.pdf).

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CREATING THE BODY OF THE PAPER: CREATE FIRST LEVEL HEADINGS

1. Some papers have headings for sections within the body of the paper, such as Method,Results, Discussion, etc. These are called first level headings.

2. You do not have to force a new page between these sections.3. Click the Hometab.

4. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Center Texticon.5. Your cursor will move to the center.6. Type the first level heading: Method7. Highlight this first level heading and click the Boldicon in the Fontgroup.8. Note: first level headings are in Title case.9. Press the Enterkey.10. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Align Text Lefticon.

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CREATING THE BODY OF THE PAPER: CREATE SECOND & THIRD LEVEL HEADINGS

1. Your cursor should be aligned to the left.2. Click the Hometab.

3. Type your second level heading in Titlecase: Participants4. Highlight the second level heading with your mouse.5. In the Fontgroup, click the Boldicon.6. Third level headings are indented, in Boldface and Sentencecase, and are followed by

a period.7. The text associated with third level headings immediately follows.8. Consult your APA Manual if you plan to use more than three levels of headings.

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CHANGING THE ORIENTATION: FIRST CREATE A SECTION BREAK

1. Although most of your paper will have a Portraitorientation (8 1/2 X 11 inches), somepages (graphs, data, images, etc.) may require a Landscapeorientation (11 X 8 inches).

2. Position your cursor on the page before your landscape page.

3. Your cursor should be below any text on that page and aligned to the left.4. Do not force a new page.5. Click the Page Layouttab.6. In the Page Setupgroup, click the small arrowfor Breaks.7. In the Breaksdrop down menu under Section Breaks, click Next Page (Insert a section

break and start the new section on the next page).8. Your cursor will move to a new page.

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CHANGING THE ORIENTATION: SWITCH TO LANDSCAPE

1. Make sure your cursor is in the new page you created with the section break.2. Click the Page Layouttab.3. In the Page Setupgroup (not visable), click the small arrowfor the Orientationicon.4. In the Orientationdrop down menu, click Landscape.

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CHANGING THE ORIENTATION: VIEW THE RESULT

1. The new page you created with the section break will now have a landscape orientation.2. The previous page will have a portrait orientation.3. If you have subsequent pages, they will also have a landscape orientation. You may not

want all subsequent pages to be landscape. You will learn how to return to the portrait

orientation later.4. Note: Your shortened title is aligned to the left but your page number is NOT aligned to

the right. To fix this you need to change the header.

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CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE HEADER: ACCESS THE HEADER


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CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE HEADER: REMOVE LINK TO PREVIOUS & REALIGN THEPAGE NUMBER

1. Header & Footer Toolswill be displayed.2. In the Navigationgroup, click Link to Previous.3. When you click Link to Previousit actually breaks the the connection to the header on

the previous page and removes the Same as Previoustab.4. Inside the header area and with your cursor at the end of your shortened title, press the

space bar until the page number is aligned to the right.5. Click the red Close Header and Footerbutton.

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RETURNING TO PORTRAIT: CREATE ANOTHER SECTION BREAK

1. Position your cursor at the end of any text on the last page you want in landscapeorientation.

2. Click the Page Layouttab.3. In the Page Setupgroup click the small arrowfor Breaks.

4. In the Breaksdrop down menu under Section Breaks, click Next Page (Insert a sectionbreak and start the new section on the next page).

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RETURNING TO PORTRAIT: CHANGE THE ORIENTATION

1. Make sure your cursor is in the new page you created with the section break.2. The Page Layouttab should be selected.3. Click the small arrowfor the Orientationicon.4. In the Orientationdrop down menu, click Portrait.

5. Note: Your shortened title is aligned to the left but the page number is NOT aligned tothe right.

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CHANGING THE PORTRAIT HEADER: ACCESS THE HEADER


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CHANGING THE PORTRAIT HEADER: REMOVE LINK TO PREVIOUS & REALIGN THEPAGE NUMBER

1. Header & Footer Toolswill be displayed.2. In the Navigationgroup, click Link to Previous.3. When you click Link to Previousit actually breaks the the connection to the header on

the previous page and removes the Same as Previoustab.4. Inside the header area and with your cursor at the end of your shortened title, press the

space bar until the page number is aligned to the right.5. Click the red Close Header and Footerbutton.

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CREATING A LIST OF REFERENCES WITH HANGING INDENTATIONS

1. Position your cursor at the end of the body of your paper.2. Force a new page (see page 13 for image):

a. Click the Inserttab.b. In the Pagesgroup, click the Page Breakicon.

c. Your cursor will move to a new page.3. Center the page heading

a. Click the Hometab.b. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Center Texticon.c. Your cursor will move to the center.d. Type: Referencese. The page heading is in Title case but it is not in bold face.f. Press the Enterkey.g. In the Paragraphgroup, click the Align Text Lefticon.

4. Begin typing your references. See the Xavier APA Guide for help creating yourreferences (http://www.xavier.edu/library/help/apa_guide.pdf).

5. When you are finished highlight all of your references with your mouse.

6. Click the Hometab.7. Click the small arrowfor the Paragraphgroup.8. The Paragraphdialog box will open.9. In the Indentationsection of the dialog box, click the small arrowfor the Specialselect

box and click Hangingfrom the drop down list.10. Your references will now have the first line of each reference aligned to the left with

additional lines indented.

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