APA Citation Workshop: Formatting Your Paper

Download template to create a document in MS Word that conforms to APA style, 7th Edition.

Review tips on formatting your paper below and view sample paper using APA style.

Haven't started your APA paper? Use the template (to the left, to the left. Download it from the box to the left).  

Already started your paper, without a "running head", and want to insert one?  Watch this 1 minute 40 second demo. If you don't like watching videos, download the PDF with step-by-step instructions (PDF is also in the box to the left).

This 10-minute video guides you through formatting an APA paper in Word for Mac. Skills include:

• Word formatting menu options
• Set up your document in APA format, including:
  • Insert a running head with different first page. 
    • Notice that Different first page is selected in the Header ribbon
  • Control your paragraph formatting, like indents
  • Insert a page break, for example before the Abstract or References list
  • Insert your running head on second and subsequent pages
  • Insert a References page 
  • Hanging indents for your references