https://www.apaword.com/ 2026-03-27T20:41:55.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/Kansas_University_marking_rubic.png Kansas University marking rubric featuring APA style https://www.apaword.com/about-me.html 2024-05-08T05:58:57.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/abstract-page-in-apa-format.html 2026-01-25T02:07:10.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/T2_APA_abstract_label_format_spacing.png Line Spacing Settings for the Abstract Label in APA Format https://www.apaword.com/images/T2_APA_abstract_label_format.png Font and Alignment Settings for the Abstract Label in APA Format https://www.apaword.com/images/T2_abstract_example.png Example of an Abstract in APA Format https://www.apaword.com/images/T2_APA_abstract_paragraph_format.png Paragraph Settings for the Abstract in APA Format https://www.apaword.com/images/T2_abstract_example_professional.png Example of a Professional Abstract in APA Format https://www.apaword.com/align_decimal_points.html 2024-01-08T06:19:44.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/precision_value_ex1.png Example of different precision values aligned on decimal point. https://www.apaword.com/images/align_with_decimals_ex.png Example of product and price data aligned on the decimal point https://www.apaword.com/images/precision_value_ex2.png Example of different precision values left aligned (not on decimal point). https://www.apaword.com/images/set_decimal_point.png Align decimal points of a series of numbers. https://www.apaword.com/images/show_ruler.png Display the Ruler at the top of the page. https://www.apaword.com/images/select_decimal_tab.png Select decimal tab. https://www.apaword.com/images/no_alignment_with_decimals_ex.png Example of product and price data that are not aligned on the decimal point https://www.apaword.com/apa-citation-generator-for-free.html 2025-04-08T19:43:56.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_pricing.png Mendeley pricing for additional online storage https://www.apaword.com/images/zotero_pricing.png Zotero pricing for additional online storage https://www.apaword.com/apa-format-blog.html 2023-12-24T09:08:46.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/apa-format-for-a-table.html 2024-01-08T06:23:22.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/Table_body_format.png How to format the entries in the body of an APA-style table, including alignment, indentation, line spacing, and the borders required. https://www.apaword.com/images/stub_column_subentry_APA_format.png How to format the subcategories in the stub column entries in an APA-style table, including left alignment, indentation, and line spacing. https://www.apaword.com/images/table-spacing.png This screenshot shows the process of adjusting line spacing in an APA-formatted table using Microsoft Word, ensuring proper presentation and adherence to document formatting standards. https://www.apaword.com/images/Table_title_format.png Screenshot guide for formatting a table title in APA format. The image provides step-by-step instructions using Microsoft Word, including font adjustments, alignment, and italics application, ensuring compliance with APA formatting guidelines. https://www.apaword.com/images/Heading_border_APA_format.png Image shows how to add a top or bottom border to a heading in a table in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/Set_top_table_border.png Screenshot shows how to add a border to the top of a table https://www.apaword.com/images/Table_ex4.png This screenshot illustrates the APA format for a table. The table includes headers, numerical data in cells, and appropriate formatting such as bold headings and double line spacing. The columns represent different variables, and the rows display corresponding values. The table is properly titled and follows APA guidelines for structure and presentation. https://www.apaword.com/images/stub_column_entry_APA_format.png How to format stub column entries in an APA-style table, including left alignment, indentation, and line spacing. https://www.apaword.com/images/Table_heading_format.png A visual guide illustrating the proper formatting of column headings in an APA formatted table, including font adjustments, alignment, and capitalization for clarity and adherence to APA guidelines. https://www.apaword.com/images/left-align-table.png Step-by-step guide demonstrating how to left-align an APA-formatted table in Microsoft Word, ensuring proper layout and adherence to document formatting standards. https://www.apaword.com/images/Select_table_heading_for_border.png Image shows the selection of a heading in a table to have a border added as required by the APA format. https://www.apaword.com/images/Set_bottom_table_border.png Screenshot shows how to add a border to the bottom of a table https://www.apaword.com/images/Table_border_APA_format_a.png Screenshot shows how to open the Table Properties dialog box and select Borders and Shading https://www.apaword.com/images/Table_no_format.png Screenshot illustrating step-by-step instructions for formatting a table number in APA style using icons from Microsoft Word's Home tab in the ribbon. The image highlights adjustments to font type, size, alignment, and bold styling for proper adherence to APA formatting guidelines. https://www.apaword.com/images/Table_remove_borders.png This screenshot shows the process of removing all borders from a newly inserted table. https://www.apaword.com/apa-paragraph-style.html 2026-01-25T20:35:28.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/add_paragraph_style-to_heading.png Add APA Paragraph Style to follow APA Heading https://www.apaword.com/images/select_style_gallery.png Apply the APA paragraph style that has been created https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_7_paragraph_indent_spacing.png Format paragraph Indent and Spacing properties in the APA style https://www.apaword.com/images/open_style_menu.png Make the Styles menu available https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_4_style_availability.png Select option to make the APA paragraph style available for new documents https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_5a_styles_menu.png Select new style in Styles menu to create APA paragraph style https://www.apaword.com/images/Style_for_following_paragraph.png Example of a paragraph in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_1_mini_toolbar.png Select a paragraph already in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/paragraph_donot_hyphenate.png Set Widow/Orphan control and Don't hyphenate for paragraph style https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_3_create_style.png Create a Word style for a paragraph in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/select-apa_paragraph_style.png Select APA paragraph style from the Styles menu https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_2_drop_down_list.png Select new style dialog box in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_6_create-new-style-paragraph.png Create New Paragraph Style by entering the APA format required https://www.apaword.com/images/style_paragraph_menu.png Select paragraph from APA paragraph format style menu https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_5_open_styles_menu.png Select right-hand down arrow in Styles group to open Styles menu https://www.apaword.com/images/select_modify_heading_style.png Select Modify to update APA heading style with APA paragraph format https://www.apaword.com/apa-quotation-style.html 2026-01-26T01:53:51.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/create_quotation_style_1.png Create the quotation style in Word from an existing paragraph in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_line_page_breaks_para1.png Set Widow/Orphan control and Don't hyphenate for quotation in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_style_available.png Make APA quotation style available for all documents https://www.apaword.com/images/select_apa_quotation_style.png Select APA quotation style from the styles pane https://www.apaword.com/images/drop_down_list_quotation.png Select new style dialog box in Word to create quotation style https://www.apaword.com/images/open_style_menu_1.png Open the Styles menu in the styles group https://www.apaword.com/images/select_quotation.png Select a quotation already in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_create_style_a.png Name and format APA quotation style in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_styles_menu.png Select new style in Styles menu to create APA quotation style https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_indent_and_spacing_para1.png Set indent and line spacing for block quotation in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_open_styles_menu.png Select new style in Styles menu to create APA quotation style https://www.apaword.com/images/select_quotation_style_gallery.png Select APA quotation style from the styles gallery in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_create_style_para2.png Create New APA Quotation Style in Word for second paragraph https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_2nd_paragraph_example.png Comparison of the first two paragraphs in a quotation in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_2nd_paragraph_example_para2.png First and second paragraphs in a quotation in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/quotation_indent_and_spacing_para2.png Set up indent and spacing for 2nd paragraph of quotation in APA format https://www.apaword.com/auditory-learning-style-strategies.html 2023-12-17T01:05:13.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/student_listening_intently.png Student listening to a lecture https://www.apaword.com/cite-a-book-in-apa-format.html 2025-12-30T06:01:17.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation5.png Example (Lee et al., 2012) of an APA formatted in-text parenthetical citation for twenty editors https://www.apaword.com/images/editors20.png An example of an APA reference list entry showing the last names and initials of twenty editors followed by placeholders "Date, Title, Source" for the rest of the citation. https://www.apaword.com/images/authors1.png APA reference example with author 'Smith, P.' and placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/author1_editor2.png Example "<i>Help!</i> (B. Lee, & K. M. Li, Eds.)." of an APA-formatted reference with two editors placed after the title https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation5.png Example "as Lee et al. (2012) note" of an APA formatted in-text narrative citation for twenty editors https://www.apaword.com/images/doi_example.png Example of the following citation with a DOI in an APA-formatted reference list: Shapiro, S. L, Carlson, L. E., & Sawyer, B. A. (2024). The art & science of mindfulness: Integrating mindfulness into the helping professions (3rd ed.). American Psychological Association, https://doi.org/10.1037/0000418-000 https://www.apaword.com/images/authors2.png APA reference list entry example with two authors: Li, R., & Ng, T. D., followed by placeholders for date, title, and source. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation2_ed.png Example "as Smith (2021) notes" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for one editor https://www.apaword.com/images/title_edition.png Example of a reference list entry with a title entered in italics and sentence case, followed by the edition number in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/narrative_plus_1editor.png Example "As Jones (2025) notes" showing a narrative APA in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year_month.png Example of a reference list entry with a year and month date after the author section https://www.apaword.com/images/parenthectical3_plus_1editor.png Example (Sol et al., 2009) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for three authors https://www.apaword.com/images/source_doi.png Example of a reference list entry with a doi at the end. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation6_eds.png Example "as Ali et al. (2021) note" of an APA formatted in-text narrative citation for twenty plus editors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation6.png Example (Ali et al., 2021) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for more than twenty authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation4.png Example "As Fox et al. (2018) note" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for three authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation2.png Example "As Smith (2020) notes" showing a narrative APA in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation6_eds.png Example (Ali et al., 2021) of an APA formatted in-text parenthetical citation for more than twenty editors https://www.apaword.com/images/editors20plus.png An example of an APA reference list entry for more than 20 editors. It contains the last names and initials of the first 19 editors followed by an ellipsis and then the last name and initials of the last editor, followed by placeholders "Date, Title, Source" for the rest of the citation. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation4.png Example "(Fox et al., 2018)" showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for three authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_year_month.png Example showing a parenthetical APA formatted in-text citation with a year and month date https://www.apaword.com/images/authors1a.png APA reference example with author 'White, P. A.' and placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year.png Example of a reference list entry with year only after the author section https://www.apaword.com/images/author1_editor1.png Example "<i>The Heist</i> (D. Black, Ed.)." of an APA-formatted reference with one editor placed after the title https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_year_month_day.png Example showing the year only in parenthetical APA-formatted in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_date_citation1.png Example showing a narrative APA-formatted in-text citation with year only https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation2.png Example (Smith, 2020) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/narrative20plus_1editor.png Example "Ho et al. (2011) note" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for 21 or more authors https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year_month_day.png Example of a reference list entry with a year, month, and day date after the author section https://www.apaword.com/images/editors1a.png APA reference example "Brown, L. M. (Ed.)." followed by placeholders for date, title, and source. https://www.apaword.com/images/narrative3_plus_1editor.png Example "As Sol et al. (2009) note" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for three authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation2_ed.png Example (Smith, 2021) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for one editor https://www.apaword.com/images/parenthectical20plus_1editor.png Example (Ho et al., 2011) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for twenty plus authors https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year_season.png Example of a reference list entry where the publication date (year and season) follows the author's section, separated by a comma and space. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_year_season.png Example of a narrative in-text citation where the author's (or editor's) last name appears in the text, followed by the publication year in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/authors20plus_editor1.png Example "<i>Beyond paradise</i> (J. Owens, Ed.)." of the title section of an APA-formatted reference with twenty-one or more authors and one editor placed after the title https://www.apaword.com/images/author3_editor1.png Example "<i>Chile</i> (D. Xi, Ed.)." of the title section of an APA-formatted reference with three authors and one editor placed after the title https://www.apaword.com/images/date_no_date.png Example of a reference list entry where n.d. is entered for the publication date after the author's section, separated by a comma and space. https://www.apaword.com/images/source_publisher.png Example of a reference list entry with a publisher name at the end. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_year_month.png Example showing a narrative APA formatted in-text citation with a year and month date https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation3_3eds.png Example (Fox et al., 2024) of an APA formatted in-text narrative citation for three editors https://www.apaword.com/images/authors20.png APA reference list entry showing twenty authors followed by placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/title.png Example of a reference list entry with a simple title (i.e., no subtitle) entered in italics and sentence case. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_year_month_day.png Example of a narrative in-text citation where the author's (or editor's) last name appears in the text, followed by the publication date in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/title_volume.png Example of a reference list entry with a title entered in italics and sentence case, followed by the volume number in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation3_2eds.png Example (Lee & Lam, 2022) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for two editors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation3_2eds.png Example "As Lee and Lam (2022) note..." showing a narrative APA in-text citation for two editors. https://www.apaword.com/images/parenthectical_plus_1editor.png Example (Jones, 2025) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/editors2.png APA reference example with two editors "Lee, M., & Lam, T. D. (Eds.)." followed by placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/editors3.png APA reference example with three editors "Fox. J., Day, E., & Leo, K, L. (Eds.)" followed by placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation3_3eds.png Example (Fox et al., 2024) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for three editors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation3.png Example "as Li and Ng (2016) note" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for two authors https://www.apaword.com/images/authors20plus.png An example of an APA reference list entry for more than 20 authors. It contains the last names and initials of the first 19 authors followed by an ellipsis and then the last name and initials of the last author, followed by placeholders "Date, Title, Source" for the rest of the citation. https://www.apaword.com/images/editors1.png APA reference example "Smith, J. (Ed.)." followed by placeholders for date, title, and source. https://www.apaword.com/images/author3_editor2.png Example "<i>X!</i> (I. Xi, & I Ng, Eds.)." of the title section of an APA-formatted reference with three authors and two editors placed after the title https://www.apaword.com/images/authors3.png Reference entry example with three authors: Fox, J., Day, E., & Green, K. L. T. D., followed by placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_no_date_citation.png Example of a parenthetical in-text citation with an unknown date that follows the author's (or editor's) last name, separated by a comma and space, within parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/title_subheading.png Example of a reference list entry with a title and a subtitle entered in italics and sentence case. https://www.apaword.com/images/author2_editor2.png Example "<i>Us!</i> (D. Xi, & O. Ng, Eds.)." of an APA formatted reference with two authors and two editors placed after the title https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_date_citation1.png Example showing a parenthetical APA formatted in-text citation with year only https://www.apaword.com/images/narrative2_plus_1editor.png Example "As Pi and Po (2021) note" showing a narrative APA in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/parenthectical2_plus_1editor.png Example (Pi & Po, 2021) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_no_date_citation.png Example of a narrative in-text citation where the author's (or editor's) last name appears in the text, followed by n.d. (no date) in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/source_publisher_link.png Example of a reference list entry with a publisher and URL at the end. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation6.png Example "as Ali et al. (2021) note…" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for more than twenty authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation3.png Example (Li & Ng, 2016) showing a parenthetical in-text citation for two authors https://www.apaword.com/images/author2_editor1.png Example "<i>Our lives</i> (D. Xi, Ed.)." of an APA-formatted reference with two authors and one editor placed after the title https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_year_season.png Example of a parenthetical in-text citation where the publication date (year only) follows the author's (or editor's) last name, separated by a comma and space, within parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/authors20plus_editor2.png Example "<i>The future</i> (K. Fay, & A Song, Eds.)." of the title section of an APA-formatted reference with twenty-one or more authors and two editors placed after the title https://www.apaword.com/cite-a-journal-article-in-apa-format.html 2025-12-21T06:51:07.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation5.png Example (Lee et al., 2012) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for twenty authors https://www.apaword.com/images/journal_article_source_url.png A reference list entry for a journal article with a URL https://www.apaword.com/images/authors1.png APA reference example with author 'Smith, P.' and placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/date_no_date.png Example of a reference list entry where n.d. is entered for the publication date after the author's section, separated by a comma and space. https://www.apaword.com/images/Article1_citation.png Provided citation with incorrect APA format (article title is in title case instead of sentence case). https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_year_month.png Example showing a narrative APA formatted in-text citation with a year and month date https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation5.png Example "As Lee et al. (2012) explain" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for twenty authors https://www.apaword.com/images/authors20.png APA reference list entry showing twenty authors followed by placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/journal_article_source_no_doi.png A reference list entry for a journal article without a DOI https://www.apaword.com/images/authors2.png APA reference list entry example with two authors: Li, R., & Ng, T. D., followed by placeholders for date, title, and source. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_year_month_day.png Example of a narrative in-text citation where the author's (or editor's) last name appears in the text, followed by the publication date in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year_month.png Example of a reference list entry with a year and month date after the author section https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation3.png Example "as Li and Ng (2016) note" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for two authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation4.png Example "As Fox et al. (2018) note" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for three authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation6.png Example (Ali et al., 2021) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for more than twenty authors https://www.apaword.com/images/authors20plus.png An example of an APA reference list entry for more than 20 authors. It contains the last names and initials of the first 19 authors followed by an ellipsis and then the last name and initials of the last author, followed by placeholders "Date, Title, Source" for the rest of the citation. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation2.png Example "As Smith (2020) notes" showing a narrative APA in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation4.png Example "(Fox et al., 2018)" showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation for three authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_year_month.png Example showing a parenthetical APA formatted in-text citation with a year and month date https://www.apaword.com/images/authors1a.png APA reference example with author 'White, P. A.' and placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/title_subheading_journal.png A journal article title and subtitle in sentence case in a reference list entry https://www.apaword.com/images/authors3.png Reference entry example with three authors: Fox, J., Day, E., & Green, K. L. T. D., followed by placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year.png Example of a reference list entry with year only after the author section https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation2.png Example (Smith, 2020) showing a parenthetical APA in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_date_citation1.png Example showing a narrative APA-formatted in-text citation with year only https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_year_month_day.png Example showing the year only in parenthetical APA-formatted in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_no_date_citation.png Example of a parenthetical in-text citation with an unknown date that follows the author's (or editor's) last name, separated by a comma and space, within parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/journal_article_source_doi.png A reference list entry for a journal article with a DOI. https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year_month_day.png Example of a reference list entry with a year, month, and day date after the author section https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_date_citation1.png Example showing a parenthetical APA formatted in-text citation with year only https://www.apaword.com/images/Article1_cite_function.png Select cite tool to provide citation details for a journal article. https://www.apaword.com/images/title_journal_article.png Reference list entry for a journal article with a simple title (i.e., no subtitle) entered in sentence case. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_no_date_citation.png Example of a narrative in-text citation where the author's (or editor's) last name appears in the text, followed by n.d. (no date) in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation6.png Example "as Ali et al. (2021) note…" showing a narrative APA in-text citation for more than twenty authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation3.png Example (Li & Ng, 2016) showing a parenthetical in-text citation for two authors https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year_season.png Example of a reference list entry where the publication date (year and season) follows the author's section, separated by a comma and space. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_year_season.png Example of a narrative in-text citation where the author's (or editor's) last name appears in the text, followed by the publication year in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_year_season.png Example of a parenthetical in-text citation where the publication date (year only) follows the author's (or editor's) last name, separated by a comma and space, within parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/cite-a-webpage-in-apa-format.html 2025-12-21T06:58:18.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation5.png Example (Lee et al., 2012) showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation for twenty authors https://www.apaword.com/images/authors1_group.png APA reference example with group author 'Bank of England' and placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical5_nd.png Example (Hur et al., n.d.) showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation for twenty authors with no date https://www.apaword.com/images/authors1.png Example APA reference entry with author "Smith, P." and placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/date_no_date.png Example of a reference list entry where n.d. is entered for the publication date after the author's section, separated by a comma and space. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_group_1.png Example (Bank of England, 2024) showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation where the author is an organization https://www.apaword.com/images/webpage_title_subheading.png A webpage title and subtitle in sentence case in a reference list entry https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_year_month.png Example showing an APA-formatted narrative in-text citation with a year and month date https://www.apaword.com/images/web_page_source_1.png A reference list entry for a webpage where the author is different from the website name https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation5.png Example "As Lee et al. (2012) explain" showing an APA-formatted narrative in-text citation for twenty authors https://www.apaword.com/images/authors20.png APA reference list entry showing twenty authors followed by placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/authors2.png Example “Li, R., & Ng, T. D.” showing an APA formatted reference list entry with two authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_year_month_day.png Example of a narrative in-text citation where the author(s) last name appears in the text, followed by the year when the webpage was written in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical4_nd.png Example (Hoy et al., n.d.) showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation for three authors with no date https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year_month.png Example of a reference list entry with a year and month date after the author section https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_nd.png Example "As Jones (n.d.) notes" showing an APA-formatted narrative in-text citation with no date https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation3.png Example "as Li and Ng (2016) note…" showing an APA formatted narrative in-text citation for two authors https://www.apaword.com/images/web_page_source_2.png A reference list entry for a webpage where the author is the same as the website name https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation4.png Example "As Fox et al. (2018) note" showing an APA-formatted narrative in-text citation for three authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_group_1_nd.png Example …Australian Curriculum (n.d.)… showing a narrative in-text citation for a group author with no date https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_citation2.png Example "As Smith (2020) notes" showing an APA-formatted narrative in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation4.png Example "(Fox et al., 2018)" showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation for three authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative5_nd.png Example (Hur et al., n.d.) showing an APA-formatted narrative in-text citation for twenty authors with no date https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_year_month.png Example showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation with a year and month date https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_nd.png Example (Jones, n.d.) showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation with no date https://www.apaword.com/images/authors1a.png APA reference example with author "White, P. A." and placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative3_nd.png Example Xi & Oi (n.d.) note… showing an APA-formatted narrative in-text citation for two authors with no date https://www.apaword.com/images/authors3.png APA formatted reference entry example with three authors: Fox, J., Day, E., & Green, K. L. T. D., followed by placeholders for date, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year.png Example of an APA-formatted reference with a year only date, and placeholders for author, title, and source https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_no_date_citation.png Example of a parenthetical in-text citation with an unknown date that follows the author(s) last name(s), separated by a comma and space, within parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation2.png Example (Smith, 2020) showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_date_citation1.png Example showing a narrative APA-formatted in-text citation with year only https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_year_month_day.png Example showing the year only in an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year_month_day.png Example of a reference list entry with a year, month, and day date after the author section https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative4_nd.png Example (Hoy et al., n.d.) showing an APA-formatted narrative in-text citation for three authors with no date https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_date_citation1.png Example (xxxx, 2020) showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation with year only https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical3_nd.png Example (Xi & Oi, n.d.) showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation for two authors with no date https://www.apaword.com/images/webpage_title.png Reference list entry for a webpage with a simple title (i.e., no subtitle) in sentence case https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_no_date_citation.png Example of a narrative in-text citation where the author(s) last name(s) appear in the text, followed by n.d. (no date) in parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_group_1.png Example "…Bank of England (2024)…" showing an APA-formatted narrative in-text citation for an organizational author https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_citation3.png Example (Li & Ng, 2016) showing an APA-formatted parenthetical in-text citation for two authors https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_group_1_nd.png Example (Australian Curriculum, n.d.) showing a parenthetical in-text citation with no date for an organizational author https://www.apaword.com/images/web_page_source_3.png A reference list entry for a webpage with a retrieval date and a URL https://www.apaword.com/images/date_year_season.png Example of a reference list entry where the date (year and season) follows the author's section, separated by a comma and space. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_narrative_year_season.png Example of a narrative in-text citation where the author(s) last name(s) appears in the text, followed by the year the webpage was written in parentheses https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_parenthectical_year_season.png Example of a parenthetical in-text citation where the year the webpage was written follows the author(s) last name, separated by a comma and space, within parentheses. https://www.apaword.com/cite-sources-in-apa-format.html 2025-11-28T21:33:32.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/incorrect_citation_2.png Incorrect copied citation with heading in title case and unnecessary abbreviation for first edition https://www.apaword.com/images/correct_citation_1.png Correct copied citation with main heading only https://www.apaword.com/images/incorrect_citation_1.png Incorrect copied citation with a subheading that is not capitalized according to APA rules. https://www.apaword.com/create-a-table-of-contents-1.html 2023-12-24T08:20:20.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/table_contents_hyperlinks_only.png Example of a table of contents with hyperlinks only https://www.apaword.com/images/select_type_of_TOC.png Select Table of Contents with appropriate heading https://www.apaword.com/images/update_table_of_contents.png How to update the table of contents in Microsoft Word https://www.apaword.com/images/select_table_of_contents.png Select References, then Table of Contents in Microsoft Word https://www.apaword.com/images/page_no_every_page_TOC.png Table of Contents with a page number on every page https://www.apaword.com/images/select_table_of_contents_copy.png Select Table of Contents from the References tab in Microsoft Word https://www.apaword.com/images/deselect_page_numbers.png Deselect Show page numbers to use hyperlinks only https://www.apaword.com/images/select_type_of_TOC_1.png Select Custom Table of Contents in Table of Contents dialog box https://www.apaword.com/create-a-table-of-contents-2.html 2023-12-17T01:35:46.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/select_type_of_TOC.png Select Table of Contents with appropriate heading https://www.apaword.com/images/remove_link_to_section_1.png Break the link between the table of contents header and the previous pages header https://www.apaword.com/images/TOC_starting_at_page_1.png Table of Contents (TOC) starting with page number 1. The title page has no page number. https://www.apaword.com/images/update_table_of_contents.png How to Update the Table of Contents in a Word Document https://www.apaword.com/images/page_number_format.png Format Section 2 header to start with page number 1 https://www.apaword.com/images/page_number_position_2.png Position page number at top of page https://www.apaword.com/images/select_page_number_position.png Right align the page number in the header of a Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/select_table_of_contents.png Select References, then Table of Contents in Microsoft Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/select_layout_toc2.png A section break is placed at the end of the title page https://www.apaword.com/create-a-table-of-contents-3.html 2023-12-17T01:45:03.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/select_type_of_TOC.png Select heading for the Table of Contents https://www.apaword.com/images/update_table_of_contents.png How to update the table of contents in Microsoft Word https://www.apaword.com/images/page_no_position_3.png Position page number at top of page https://www.apaword.com/images/page_number_format.png Format Section 2 header to start with page number 1 https://www.apaword.com/images/remove_link_to_toc.png Break the link between the table of contents header and the following page header https://www.apaword.com/images/select_page_number_position.png Right align the page number in section 2 https://www.apaword.com/images/select_layout_end_of_TOC.png A section break is placed at the end of the page that will contain the table of contents https://www.apaword.com/images/generate_toc_no_page_no.png Select References, then Table of Contents in Microsoft Word to open the table of contents dialog box https://www.apaword.com/images/page_no_after_TOC.png Table of Contents with no page number https://www.apaword.com/create-a-table-of-contents-4.html 2023-12-24T08:26:15.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/select_type_of_TOC.png Select table of contents heading https://www.apaword.com/images/set_page_no_to_roman_numerals.png Format Roman numeral style https://www.apaword.com/images/update_table_of_contents.png How to update the table of contents in Microsoft Word https://www.apaword.com/images/deselect_section_3_from_2.png Deselect section 3 from section 2 in a Word Document https://www.apaword.com/images/select_layout_toc4.png Create section for table of contents https://www.apaword.com/images/format_arabic_numerals.png Format the Page Numbers in Arabic Numerals https://www.apaword.com/images/deselect_section_2_from_1.png Break the link between section 2 and section 1 headers https://www.apaword.com/images/page_no_arabic_roman.png Table of Contents with Roman numerals for page numbers https://www.apaword.com/images/select_page_number_position.png Select page number alignment https://www.apaword.com/images/format_toc_roman_numerals_1.png Format the page numbers in the table of contents with Roman numerals https://www.apaword.com/images/generate_toc_no_page_no.png Select References, then Table of Contents in Microsoft Word https://www.apaword.com/images/select_arabic_numerals.png Select Arabic numerals for the page numbers of the remainder of the document https://www.apaword.com/images/page_no_position_4.png Select position of page number, for example, top of page https://www.apaword.com/images/select_layout_toc5.png Place the table of contents into section 2 https://www.apaword.com/crop-a-picture-in-word.html 2023-12-18T00:23:48.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_top_cropped_restored.png Cropped picture in Word of Eiffel Tower showing the cropped area https://www.apaword.com/images/crop1.png Select cropping function in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_top_cropped.png Picture of Eiffel Tower with the top cropped https://www.apaword.com/images/crop3.png Select and drag handle to crop a picture in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/crop_area_removed_compress.png Steps to delete the cropped parts of a picture in Word using the Compress Pictures tool https://www.apaword.com/images/crop2.png Picture of Eiffel Tower in Word with cropping handles https://www.apaword.com/images/crop_to_shape.png Select Crop to Shape tool in Word https://www.apaword.com/different-styles-of-learning.html 2023-12-18T00:27:53.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/my_learning_style.png Shows my learning style report. https://www.apaword.com/images/auditory_learner.png Report that shows the learner has an auditory learning style. https://www.apaword.com/images/King_Henry_VIII_faily_tree.png King Henry VIII family tree https://www.apaword.com/edit-a-picture-in-word.html 2023-12-18T00:40:50.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/picture_border.png How to change the border of a picture in Word using the Picture Styles gallery https://www.apaword.com/images/Grayscale_450.png Picture of the Eiffel Tower in grayscale https://www.apaword.com/images/picture_border_advanced.png Eiffel Tower with red border and reflection created by Picture Border and Picture Effects in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/Compressed_v_Uncompressed.png Display of file size reduction by compressing images in a Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_sketch_450.png Word sketch of the Eiffel Tower https://www.apaword.com/images/background_removal.png Edit a picture in Word by removing the background https://www.apaword.com/images/transparency_menu.png Steps from the Word menu to change the transparency of a picture https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_on_Paris.png A transparent picture of the Eiffel Tower with a Paris background https://www.apaword.com/images/picture_resize.png Resize picture in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/remove_background_1.png Remove background from a picture in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/Corrections.png Adjust brightness, contrast or sharpness of a picture in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/compress_options.png Word options for compressing pictures in a document https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_background_removed_1.png Eiffel Tower picture after background removed by Word https://www.apaword.com/figure-in-apa-format.html 2026-01-29T00:43:10.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/Organizational_chart.png Example of an organizational chart created in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/flowchart_example.png Example of a flowchart in APA format created in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_figure.png Picture of the Eiffel Tower - example of a figure in APA format in a Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/Histogram.png Example of a histogram created in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_example.png Example of a figure in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/pie_chart.png Example of a pie chart created in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/bar_chart_example.png Example of a bar chart created in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/Bubble_chart.png Example of a bubble chart created in Word https://www.apaword.com/flowchart-in-apa-format.html 2023-12-18T06:34:28.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_1_no_title.png Figure 1 shows the APA format for the figure number and the title of the figure. https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_8a_display_styles.png Display the different line formats https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_4c_select_style.png Select white fill, black outline for the flowchart shape in APA format. https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_3a_select_shape_submenu.png Display available shapes https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_7_line_arrow.png Draw an arrow headed line between two shapes. https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_2a_shapes.png Insert the drawing canvas one double spaced line after the figure title https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_6a_default_shape.png Set the chosen style as the default. https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_13_complete_figure.png Completed flowchart in APA format with note https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_10_add_text.png Add text to flowchart shape https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_8b_select_style.png Select black line for APA format. https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_3a_select_shape.png Select and draw the flowchart shape. https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_9_set_line_default.png Set the chosen style as the default. https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_4b_display_styles.png Display the different shape formats https://www.apaword.com/footers-in-word.html 2023-12-18T06:45:06.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/footer1.png Opens the Footer menu by double clicking at the bottom of the page. https://www.apaword.com/images/toc_footer_roman_page_no.png Table of Contents with Roman numerals for page numbers https://www.apaword.com/images/section_breaks_2a.png Dividing a document into sections to show how page number formats can be different in different sections https://www.apaword.com/images/footer2.png Edit Footer prompt resulting from a right mouse click at the bottom of the page https://www.apaword.com/images/footer4.png No page number on the title page, Roman numerals for the Table of Contents page numbers and Arabic numerals for the main document. https://www.apaword.com/images/footer3.png Footer created from menu https://www.apaword.com/images/title_page_footer.png Open Title page footer to check it is blank. This example has no page number on the Title page. https://www.apaword.com/images/add-footer_content_pages.png Add footer to section 3 https://www.apaword.com/images/title_page_section_break_TOC.png Instructions to insert a section break at the end of the title page. https://www.apaword.com/images/title_page_deselect.png Remove linkage between Section 2 and Section 1 footer by (1) clicking (or double tapping) in blank space at bottom of the page (2) De-select "Link to Previous" https://www.apaword.com/footnotes-in-apa-format.html 2026-01-25T02:12:58.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/convert_footnote_to_endnote_2.png Move endnotes from one section to the next https://www.apaword.com/images/convert_footnote_to_endnote_1.png Prepare to convert footnotes to endnotes at the end of each section https://www.apaword.com/images/convert_footnote_to_endnote.png Convert footnotes to endnotes at the end of each section https://www.apaword.com/images/insert_apa_footnote.png How to insert an APA footnote https://www.apaword.com/header-word.html 2023-12-18T07:10:54.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/add_header_section_1a.png Insert a section break between the Title (or Cover) page and the rest of the text https://www.apaword.com/images/remove_header_linkage_section_1_2_a.png Remove linkage between headers in different sections by deselecting Link to Previous https://www.apaword.com/images/header_example_2.png Example of different running heads in a Word document https://www.apaword.com/headings-in-apa-format.html 2026-01-25T02:08:41.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_5_indents_spacing.png Word screenshot of paragraph properties required for APA Level 5 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_2_paragraph_indents_spacing.png Word screenshot of paragraph properties required for APA Level 2 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_3_lineandpagebreaks.png Word screenshot of page break and hyphenation properties required for APA Level 3 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_4_lineandpagebreaks.png Word screenshot of page break and hyphenation properties required for APA Level 4 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_lineandpagebreaks.png Page break and hyphenation properties required for APA Level 1 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/table-of-contents-sample-1a.png Example of Level 1, 2 and 3 headings in a paper in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_1_font_position.png Select font properties required for APA Level 1 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_4_indents_spacing.png Paragraph properties required for APA Level 4 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_3_font_position.png Font properties for Level 3 Headings in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_2_font_position.png Font properties required for APA Level 2 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_5_lineandpagebreaks.png Word screenshot of page break and hyphenation properties required for APA Level 5 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_3_paragraph_indents_spacing.png Word screenshot of paragraph properties required for APA Level 3 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_1_paragraph_indents_spacing.png Word screenshot of paragraph properties required for APA Level 1 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_4_font_position.png Font properties for Level 4 Headings in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_5_font_position.png Word screenshot of font properties required for APA Level 5 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_2_lineandpagebreaks.png Word screenshot of page break and hyphenation properties required for APA Level 2 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/how-to-create-a-header.html 2023-12-24T08:32:37.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/header_sample_1.png Example of header in Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_3_create_header_v9.png How to create a header using the Header & Footer tab https://www.apaword.com/images/header_example.png Example of a header in a document https://www.apaword.com/images/create_simple_header_1.png How to create a header by using the Insert tab https://www.apaword.com/how-to-create-smart-goals.html 2023-12-18T07:45:24.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/how-to-insert-an-en-dash.html 2023-12-19T00:46:56.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/keyboard_with_numeric_keyboard.png Showing the Ctrl key and the Minus sign key on the numeric keypad https://www.apaword.com/images/Insert_symbol_tab.png Select the Insert tab, then move mouse to Symbol https://www.apaword.com/images/assign_en_dash_shortcut.png Make a shortcut key for an en dash https://www.apaword.com/images/Symbol_window.png Select En Dash from the special characters list https://www.apaword.com/images/Insert_symbol_tab_1.png Select More Symbols to display the Symbol window https://www.apaword.com/images/en_dash_alt_0150.png Showing the Ctrl key and the numeric keypad to enter 0150 for an en dash https://www.apaword.com/images/autocorrect.png Create an autocorrect entry for an en dash https://www.apaword.com/how-to-use-mendeley.html 2025-04-02T20:22:22.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_doi_add.png Add DOI identifier in Mendeley form to automatically add citation information https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_get_desktop.png Select Windows download of Mendeley Reference Manager for Desktop https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_get_computer_file.png Mendeley screen to select file from the computer https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_search_result.png Results from Mendeley search https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_select_citation.png Select reference from the Mendeley library to be cited in the text in APA 7 format https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_insert_reference.png Mendeley commands to insert the reference list https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_search_words.png Enter key words for Mendeley search https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_DOI_result.png Result of DOI search in Mendeley https://www.apaword.com/images/Mendeley_library_screen3.png Mendeley library screen https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_set_APA7.png Select APA 7 as the citation style https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_get_word_cite.png Install Mendeley Cite for Microsoft Word https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_cite_in_word.png Select the place for the citation insertion in the document https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_search_result_library.png Citation details of the file found by the search in the Mendeley library https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_find_PDF.png Find PDF file to be imported by Mendeley https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_home_screen.png Mendeley home screen https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_search_tool.png Select the Mendeley search tool https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_get_web_importer.png Get Mendeley Web Importer https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_download.png Select Download Mendeley Reference Manager https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_add_journal1.png Select journal citation form to be completed in Mendeley https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_citation_example.png Example of citations inserted by Mendeley into a Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_add_manually1.png Add reference manually in Mendeley https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_cite_tab.png Mendeley cite tool in References tab in a Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_select_library.png Select the Library option in the Welcome to Mendeley screen https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_reference_list.png Reference list produced by Mendeley https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_reference_manager_screen2.png Tools submenu displayed in the Mendeley Reference Manager https://www.apaword.com/images/mendeley_PDF_imported.png Citation details of imported PDF file in the Mendeley library https://www.apaword.com/how-to-use-zotero.html 2025-10-01T06:39:25.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_identify_work.png Identify work in Zotero to cite https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_initial.png Initial screen when Zotero is run for the first time https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_result_from_ISBN.png Result from a Zotero ISBN search https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_add_new_item.png Zotero add new item button https://www.apaword.com/images/create_reference_page.png Blank reference page at end of document https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_omit_author.png Select Omit Author flag from the Zotero red bar dialog box https://www.apaword.com/images/select_citation_style.png Select citation style to cite in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_omit_author_classic.png Omit author in Zotero Classic View screen https://www.apaword.com/images/First_reference_entry.png Add first citation in APA format to the reference list https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_add_citation1.png Select Zotero function to add citation https://www.apaword.com/images/select_Zotero_tab.png Select Zotero tab https://www.apaword.com/images/red_search_box_classic_view.png Select Omit Author flag from the Zotero classic view https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_menu.png The Zotero menu bar https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_new_item_fields1.png Zotero screen to add data for a reference https://www.apaword.com/images/red_search_box.png Select drop-down arrow in the Zotero red bar https://www.apaword.com/images/select_citation.png Classic View of Citation Sources https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_add_item_by_identifier.png Zotero screen to add an item by an identifier such as DOI or ISBN https://www.apaword.com/images/journal_article2.png Example of a journal article being viewed in a web browser https://www.apaword.com/images/Second_citation.png Second citation in APA format in the text using the Add/Edit function of Zotero https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_Cooper_journal_citation.png Zotero citation information saved by the Zotero connector from a web page https://www.apaword.com/images/Second_reference_entry.png Reference list automatically updated with the citation in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/in_text_citation_Baldwin.png Example of citation inserted into a Word document by Zotero https://www.apaword.com/images/Zotero_download_version1.png Zotero download screen and Zotero connect web extension https://www.apaword.com/images/red_search_box_Baldwin.png Citation in APA format displayed in the Zotero red bar https://www.apaword.com/incorrect-title-capitalization-of-a-journal-paper.html 2024-08-02T20:35:16.610451Z https://www.apaword.com/insert-a-picture-in-word.html 2023-12-19T01:24:27.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/eiffel_tower_creative_common.png Eiffel Tower picture under Creative Commons License https://www.apaword.com/images/powerpoint_picture.png PowerPoint slide with a picture selected for copying to a Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/insert_picture.png How to insert a picture in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/eiffel_tower_cannon.png Selecting a a picture file using the Word Insert Picture function https://www.apaword.com/images/online_picture_select.png Online Pictures dialog box when Insert Online Pictures selected in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/powerpoint_picture_in_word.png PowerPoint picture inserted into a Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/wind_farm.png Wind farm harnessing energy from the wind https://www.apaword.com/level-1-heading-apa.html 2026-01-25T05:31:14.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/APA_Heading_Level_1c.png Word screenshot of paragraph properties required for APA Level 1 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/APA_Level_1_style_modify.png The Modify Style window for changing the format of the APA Level 1 Heading https://www.apaword.com/images/APA_Level_1_format_menu.png Submenu that gives the option to modify the APA Level 1 Heading style https://www.apaword.com/images/APA-Heading_Level_1e.png https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_1_lineandpagebreaks.png Word screenshot of page break and hyphenation properties required for APA Level 1 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/APA_Heading_Level_1b.png The menu in Word that gives the formatting options, for example, font, paragraph https://www.apaword.com/images/APA_Heading_Level_styles_panel.png The Word styles panel showing the newly created APA Level 1 Heading style. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_1_paragraph_indents_spacing.png Word screenshot of paragraph properties required for APA Level 1 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_1a_font.png Word screenshot of font properties required for APA Level 1 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/Styles_Panel.png The Word styles in the document including the APA Level 1 Heading. https://www.apaword.com/images/APA_Heading_Level_1a.png The Create style Window in Word with the Style and Font properties for the APA Level 1 Heading https://www.apaword.com/level-2-heading-apa.html 2026-01-25T05:32:22.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/T3_APA_Level_2_Heading_Styles_Panel.png The Word styles panel showing the newly created APA Level 2 Heading style. https://www.apaword.com/images/APA_Heading_Level_2_Indent.png Word screenshot of paragraph properties required for APA Level 2 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/apa_heading_level_2a.png The Create style Window in Word with the Style and Font properties for the APA Level 2 Heading https://www.apaword.com/images/T3_heading_2_paragraph_indents_spacing.png Word screenshot of paragraph properties required for APA Level 2 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/T3_heading_2_modify_style_window.png The Modify Style window for changing the format of the APA Level 1 Heading https://www.apaword.com/images/T3_heading_2_lineandpagebreaks.png Word screenshot of page break and hyphenation properties required for APA Level 2 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/APA_Heading_Level_1b.png The menu in Word that gives the formatting options, for example, font, paragraph https://www.apaword.com/images/T3_styles_panel_for_modify.png The Word styles available including the APA Level 2 Heading. https://www.apaword.com/images/T3_heading2_modify_style_menu.png Submenu that gives the option to modify the APA Level 2 Heading style https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_2b_font.png Word screenshot of font properties required for APA Level 2 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/heading_2_lineandpagebreaks.png Word screenshot of page break and hyphenation properties required for APA Level 2 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/level-3-heading-apa.html 2026-01-25T05:33:34.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/create_level_3_heading_style.png Create a Word style for a level 3 heading in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/L3_select_styles_panel.png Open the styles menu in Word to select the Level 3 heading APA style https://www.apaword.com/images/APA_Heading_Level_3_1b.png The menu in Word that gives the formatting options, for example, font, paragraph https://www.apaword.com/images/T3_heading_3_lineandpagebreaks.png Word screenshot of page break and hyphenation properties required for APA Level 3 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/L3_select_new_style.png Select new style in Styles menu to create the level 4 heading APA style https://www.apaword.com/images/L3_heading_style_in_styles_group.png Apply the APA level 3 style from the Word styles gallery https://www.apaword.com/images/L3_heading_style_in_styles_group_a.png Select text for APA level 3 heading https://www.apaword.com/images/modify_level_3_heading.png Add detail to the APA Level 3 Heading style and make style available for new documents https://www.apaword.com/images/Level_3_heading_example.png Select an APA level 3 heading to base the Word style on https://www.apaword.com/images/L3_heading_indents_and_spacing.png Word screenshot of paragraph properties required for APA Level 3 Headings. https://www.apaword.com/images/drop_down_list.png Select new style dialog box in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/L3_heading_format.png The Create style Window in Word with the Style and Font properties for the APA Level 3 Heading https://www.apaword.com/images/open_styles_menu_level_3.png Select right-hand down arrow in Styles group to open Styles menu in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/L3_select_style_from_pane.png Select the APA Level 3 Heading format from the Styles menu https://www.apaword.com/manual-table-of-contents-in-a-word.html 2023-12-20T05:50:59.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/annotate_table_of_contents_entry_2.png Open the dialog box for a field. https://www.apaword.com/images/manual_table_of-contents_in_APA_format.png Manual table of contents template in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/manual_table_of_contents_1st_entry.png Enter an entry into the manual table of contents. https://www.apaword.com/images/table_of-contents_content_control.png The content control for the manual table of contents is selected https://www.apaword.com/images/show_hide_button.png Show hide button in the paragraph group of the Home tab https://www.apaword.com/images/manual_table_of_contents_2nd_entry.png Copy an existing entry in a manual table of contents in a Word document. https://www.apaword.com/images/annotate_table_of_contents_entry_4.png Code for the table of contents entry field displayed next to the heading in the document https://www.apaword.com/images/setup_annotated_table_of_contents_3.png Select the Options button in the modify table of contents screen. https://www.apaword.com/images/annotated_entry_example.png n example of an annotated entry in the table of contents https://www.apaword.com/images/Manual_table_of_contents_example.png Example of abbreviated entries in a Manual Table of Contents example https://www.apaword.com/images/setup_annotated_table_of_contents_1.png Open the table of contents submenu. https://www.apaword.com/images/style_separator_2.png Insert paragraph marker (press the Enter key) where the Style Separator is to appear. https://www.apaword.com/images/manual_table_of_contents_2b_entry.png Previous entry pasted into the blank line. https://www.apaword.com/images/manual_table_of_contents_2and_entry.png Place the cursor on the blank line in the manual table of contents. https://www.apaword.com/images/manual_table_template.png Manual Table of Contents Template in a Word Document https://www.apaword.com/images/setup_annotated_table_of_contents_4.png Table entry fields select as a table of contents option https://www.apaword.com/images/Heading_Extract.png The Level 1 heading and 3 Level 2 subheadings in an essay on the life of Henry VIII https://www.apaword.com/images/manual_table_of_contents_2c_entry.png Completed entry in a manual table of contents https://www.apaword.com/images/annotate_table_of_contents_entry_1.png Select where the table of contents annotated entry is to appear. https://www.apaword.com/images/Automatic_table_of_contents_example.png Table of contents extract that has been automatically generated by Microsoft Word https://www.apaword.com/images/manual_table-selection.png Shows the steps to insert the manual table of contents into a Word document. The steps are (1) Select References (2) Select Table of Contents (3) Select Manual Table. https://www.apaword.com/images/style_separator_3.png Insert Style Separator at the end of the Level 2 part of the heading https://www.apaword.com/images/abbreviated_entries.png Shows the abbreviated entries in the table of contents and the corresponding headings in the document https://www.apaword.com/images/style_separator_4.png Style Separator separating level 2 and normal text in a heading https://www.apaword.com/images/annotate_table_of_contents_entry_3.png Completion of the field details for the table of contents entry that contains the annotation. https://www.apaword.com/images/setup_annotated_table_of_contents_2.png Dialog box that enables you to select an option to customize the table of contents. https://www.apaword.com/images/style_separator_1.png A level 2 heading https://www.apaword.com/margins-in-apa-format.html 2026-02-05T21:42:09.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/single_sided_printing.png Increase left margin for single-sided bound printing https://www.apaword.com/images/margin_set_default.png Set margins in APA format to default https://www.apaword.com/images/double_sided_printing.png Select mirrored printing for a bound double-sided printed academic paper https://www.apaword.com/images/margin_default.png Check that margins are in APA format https://www.apaword.com/page-number-in-apa-format.html 2026-01-25T01:54:40.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/page_number_position_1.png Place page number in the Page 2 header https://www.apaword.com/images/different_first_page.png Set the title page in Microsoft Word with no page number displayed https://www.apaword.com/images/remove_link_to_title_page.png The link between the title page and the following page headers is broken https://www.apaword.com/images/page-no-every-page.png Page number (Arabic numeral) aligned against the right margin in the header https://www.apaword.com/images/select_layout.png Insert a section break at the end of the title page. https://www.apaword.com/images/page_number_format.png Format Section 2 header to start with page number 1 https://www.apaword.com/images/insert_page_number_1.png Insert page number in APA format using Microsoft Word https://www.apaword.com/images/page_number_position_2.png Insert page number 1 for the first page of section 2 https://www.apaword.com/images/select_page_number_position.png Right align the page number in section 2 https://www.apaword.com/page-numbers-in-word.html 2023-12-20T08:42:07.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/remove_link_to_previous_3.png To stop the Section 3 footer from using the information in the Section 2 footer (1) Select the footer in Section 3 (2) De-select Link to Previous https://www.apaword.com/images/formatting_page_numbers_2.png Example of a piece of academic writing with the Title Page having no page number, with the Table of Contents having page numbers ii to iii, and the main text starting with page number 1. https://www.apaword.com/images/set_title_page_page_no.png Ensure the Title Page has no page number. If there is one, select the footer and delete the page number. If there is no page number in the footer, then do nothing. https://www.apaword.com/images/section_breaks_2a.png Dividing a page into sections to show how page number formats can be different in different sections https://www.apaword.com/images/add_simple_page_numbers_2.png How to insert simple page numbers in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/remove_link_to_previous_2.png To stop the Section 2 footer from using the information in the Section 1 footer (1) Select the footer in Section 2 (2) De-select Link to Previous https://www.apaword.com/images/how_to_insert_a_section_break_1a.png How to create section break in a Word document: 1 Select where you want to insert the section break 2 Select layout tab 3 Select breaks 4 Select next page or continuous https://www.apaword.com/images/formatting_page_numbers_1.png Example of a piece of academic writing with the Title Page having a page number of 1, with the Table of Contents having page numbers 2 to 3, and the main text with page number 4. https://www.apaword.com/images/add_first_section_break.png How to Insert a Section Break between the Title and the Contents Pages - 1. Position cursor where break desired 2. Select Layout tab 3.Open Breaks menu 4. Select Next Page or Continuous Section Break https://www.apaword.com/images/add_second_section_break_1.png How to Insert a Section Break between the Contents page and main text - 1. Position cursor where break desired 2. Select Layout tab 3.Open Breaks menu 4. Select Next Page or Continuous Section Break. https://www.apaword.com/images/section_break_v_no_section_break.png Example of two Word documents - one with 1 section, the other with two sections https://www.apaword.com/images/arabic_numerals_main_text.png Format the Main Text page numbers (1) Selecting Section 3 (2) Select Insert (3) Select Format Page Number (4) Select Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3) (5) Select 1 Start at of Page numbering https://www.apaword.com/images/roman_numerals_table_of_contents.png Format the Table of Contents page numbers (1) Selecting Section 2 (2) Select Insert (3) Select Format Page Number (4) Select Roman numerals (i, ii, iii) (5) Select i Start at of Page numbering https://www.apaword.com/paper-in-apa-format.html 2026-03-27T00:27:24.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/paragraph-in-apa-format.html 2026-01-25T02:10:40.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/set_up_format_painter.png Select the APA-formatted paragraph and the Format Painter Tool https://www.apaword.com/images/paragraph_indent_spacing.png Set up alignment, indent and spacing for paragraph in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/paint_next_paragraph.png Format New Paragraph Using the Format Painter https://www.apaword.com/images/paragraph_font.png Set the font type and size for APA paragraph formatting https://www.apaword.com/images/paragraph_donot_hyphenate.png Set up no hyphenation for paragraph in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/next_paragraph_same_format.png Press enter at the end of the APA-formatted paragraph https://www.apaword.com/images/paragraph_after_heading.png APA formatted heading following a paragraph in APA format https://www.apaword.com/picture-in-apa-format.html 2023-12-22T01:48:11.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_indents_and_spacing.png Indent and spacing for a figure in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_figure_1.png Shows the APA format for a picture https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_line_breaks.png Select "Keep with next" in Paragraph settings to keep the APA format for a picture on the same page https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_select_paragraph_markers.png Select paragraph markers for the components of a figure in APA format in a Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/figure_over_two_pages.png APA figure spread over two pages in a Word document https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_figure_2.png Select multiple paragraphs in Word in an APA figure without displaying the paragraph markers https://www.apaword.com/qualifications.html 2023-12-24T09:12:36.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/Master_of_Project_Management.jpg Master of Project Management https://www.apaword.com/images/Cert_IV_Training_and_Assessment.jpg Certificate IV in Training and Assessment https://www.apaword.com/images/Graduate_Certificate_TESOL.jpg Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language https://www.apaword.com/images/Graduate_Diploma_in_Education.jpg Graduate Diploma of Education https://www.apaword.com/images/Cert_IV_TESOL.jpg Certificate IV in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) https://www.apaword.com/quotation-in-apa-format.html 2026-01-25T02:11:44.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_2_quotation_indent_and_spacing.png Set indent and line spacing for block quotation in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_5_quotation_2nd_paragraph.png Set indent and line spacing for second paragraph of a block quotation in APA format https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_1_select_quote.png Select the quotation paragraph https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_3_quotation_line_page_breaks.png Set pagination and hyphenation control for APA block paragraph https://www.apaword.com/images/Figure_4_quotation_2nd_paragraph.png Select second paragraph of the quotation for APA formatting https://www.apaword.com/resize-picture-word.html 2023-12-24T08:39:44.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_rotated.png Eiffel Tower picture rotated https://www.apaword.com/images/picture_layout.png More options to resize a picture in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/resizing_simple.png Select picture and resize by dragging handles https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_80_percent.png Eiffel Tower picture reduced to 80% of the original size https://www.apaword.com/images/picture_rotation_setting.png Setting to rotate picture 30 degrees https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_4x4.png Resize a picture in Word from 5 by 5 inches to 4 by 4 inches https://www.apaword.com/images/resize_not_relative_to_original.png Eiffel Tower pictures not resized relative to original size https://www.apaword.com/images/resize_relative_to_original.png Eiffel Tower pictures resized relative to original size https://www.apaword.com/images/Eiffel_Tower_5x5.png Resize a picture in Word to exact measurements https://www.apaword.com/running-head-in-apa-format.html 2026-01-25T02:00:31.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/insert_page_number.png Insert the page number in the running head in APA format, in the Word header https://www.apaword.com/images/open_header.png Select the header in Word for the running head placement https://www.apaword.com/images/running_head_example.png Running head in APA format example https://www.apaword.com/images/position_cursor_for_page_number.png Page number position in the running head in APA format, in the Word header https://www.apaword.com/images/add_shortened_title_2.png Word header with the shortened title in the running head in APA format https://www.apaword.com/section-break-in-word.html 2023-12-22T02:35:12.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/landscape_page_sample.png Example of a Landscape page within two Portrait pages in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/column_page_sample.png Example two columns inserted inside a page in Word https://www.apaword.com/images/section_break_v_no_section_break.png Example of two Word documents - the first with one section, the other with two sections https://www.apaword.com/images/section_breaks_2a.png Multiple sections in a document with different page numbers https://www.apaword.com/images/how_to_create_a_section_a.png Shows the different section breaks in Word https://www.apaword.com/styles-in-word.html 2026-01-26T07:09:57.000000Z https://www.apaword.com/images/my_own_style_in_gallery.png Apply the custom style that has been created from the Style gallery https://www.apaword.com/images/Style_font_window.png Format font properties in the style you want https://www.apaword.com/images/Style_paragraph_indents.png Format paragraph properties in the style you want https://www.apaword.com/images/Style_display_pane_1.png Create New Style by entering the format you want https://www.apaword.com/images/format_submenu.png Format submenu for the new style to be created 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