APA 7 Writing Guide

General APA 7 Document Formatting

1. Double-space the entire paper including the title page, block quotes, table and figure notes, and references page.

2.  Use 1-inch margins.

3.  Use the same font throughout the entire document.

• Fonts used should be accessible for all users and easily legible
• Acceptable fonts include 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, and 12-point Times New Roman

4.  Indent the first line of each paragraph.

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Student Title Page

A good title should concisely state the main ideas of the paper. To keep titles concise, eliminate meaningless words; for instance, “method,” “results,” and “A Study of” provide no useful information and should be avoided. Abbreviations should also be avoided within the title (For more information on writing an effective title, consult the Publication Manual, section 2.4.).

The title page includes 7 elements:

1. Page number
2.  Paper title
3. Author byline
4.  Institutional affiliation
5. Full course name
6. Instructor information
7. Date

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Guide to APA Style

Onyx T. Pomeroy

Writing Center, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

EN 110: Introduction to College Writing

Professor Antonia Taylor

June 9, 2020

Headings

Headings are used to signal the organization and structure of the paper. The appearance of the heading changes depending on the number of structural levels within the paper.

Headings used in your paper are dictated by the number of content levels in the paper. APA has 5 levels of headings (see below), ranging from Level 1 major sections to lower-level subsections. The heading structure begins with Level 1 and then continues depending on the number and division of subsections.