Templates
- Template for formatting your paper - no AbstractWord (.docx) template with APA Style formatting. This template should be used if there is no Abstract section within the paper.
- Template for formatting your paper - includes AbstractWord (.docx) template with APA Style formatting. Includes Abstract section.
- Template for formatting your paper - includes Table of Contents (Graduate courses)This is the preferred template for graduate classes. It's a Word (.docx) template with APA Style formatting. Includes the Table of Contents.
- Template for formatting an annotated bibliographyWord (.docx) template with APA Style formatting for an annotated bibliography.
- Template for formatting a PowerPoint presentationPowerPoint (.pptx) template with APA Style formatting for a presentation. Note that there are in text citations on the slides where research is used. The last slide is the References List.
- Template for formatting a business memoWord (.docx) template with APA style formatting for a business memo.
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Sample Papers
- Sample Paper: APAFrom Research and Documentation Online (The Diana Hacker)
- APA Sample PaperFrom the Purdue OWL
Sample Papers from Research Award Winners
Basic Formatting Rules
Basic Formatting Rules
- Double spaced
- One inch margins
- Paper Title in upper left and page number in upper right
- Title page with your title, name, and school
- References citations should have hanging indent
More! There are more rules:
- Formatting your paperResearch and Documentation Online (The Diana Hacker)
Library FAQs
Selected answers (links open in new window):
- What comes first in an APA paper, the abstract or the table of contents?
- Do you use headings throughout your paper if you don't have a Table of contents?
- Where does the appendix go in my paper?
- Do we have information on how to write a Memo?
- How do I write a Literature Review?
- How do I create an annotated bibliography?
- How do I format the header so that the first page is different from the rest of the pages?
- How do I format an APA title page?