Find the 'Header & Footer' tab under the 'Insert' tab and click 'Header.' Click on 'Edit Header.' Insert the running title of the paper and click 'OK.' Find the 'Header & Footer' tab again, and click on the 'Page Number' tab. APA style requires a running header with page numbers for the paper, complete with title and page number on each page. Insert a header into the paper by finding the 'Insert' tab on the ribbon. The title page will utilize the center alignment, with all title page information centered on the page to coincide with APA formatting. The running title and page number will be arranged in the header using the right alignment, according to APA format. Use the right alignment and center alignments to create the title page. Click on each box to demonstrate how Word aligns the cursor for left alignment, center, right alignment and box style.

Find the section titled, 'Paragraph.' Find the four lines parallel to each other. Click on the arrow and scroll through the pull down menu to find '12.' Click on '12' and the pull-down menu disappears. Next, find the number next to the font style. The style will change and the pull-down menu will disappear. Scroll through the pull-down menu to find 'Times New Roman.' Click on this title. Look for this word and click on the arrow next to it. The Microsoft Word default style is Calibri. Click on this option then find the rectangle to change the font style to comply with the APA style. Press the 'OK' button.įind the 'Home' tab on the ribbon. Create one-inch margins for the top, bottom, left and right margins of the page, as APA papers require a one-inch surrounding margin. Click on the 'Page Layout' option, then click on the 'Margins' option. The ribbon is at the top of the open document. Open Microsoft Word and find the 'Page Layout' tab in the ribbon.

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