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- 1. SECTION 1
• The basic requirements of an
APA paper (research, essay, etc.).
• Formatting the paper with
examples using Microsoft Word
- 2. MARGINS, FONT,
LINE SPACING
• 1” on all sides
• 10-12 point Times New Roman
• Double spaced
- 6. SPACING AFTER
PUNCTUATION
• Once after commas, colons, and
semicolons within sentences
• Twice after punctuation ending
sentences
- 7. ALIGNMENT & PARAGRAPH
INDENTATION
Alignment
• Flush left
• Creating uneven right margin
Paragraph Indentation
• 5-7 Spaces
- 8. PAGINATION
• Page number appears one inch
from the right edge of the paper
• On the first line of every page
• Beginning with the title page
- 9. RUNNING HEAD
• Short title
• Appears at the top of the pages
• Typed flush left
• Upper case
• Should not exceed 50 characters
- 11. ACTIVE VOICE
• General rule: Use active voice rather
than passive
Example: “We predicted that....”
rather than
“It was predicted that…”
- 13. PAPER STRUCTURE
Last Page(s)
References, Appendixes, Footnotes,
Tables, Figures
- 14. TO BE CONTINUED…
Please go on to Section 2 to continue
learning about the APA style.