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Preparing Student Papers Using APA Format

At some point in your education you will start to be required to perform scholarly research, prepare a written report and present your findings to others. This document should help you prepare for these activities.

I recommend creating the format of the document as you start the research. Use Microsoft Word to:

• add the cover page
• add headings with the header text and page numbers per APA format
• create an outline of your major topics
• use headings so you can apply a table of contents which you can easily update with a click
• add the reference page

In APA formatting this is a certain way the paper must be organized. Here is a list in order of how your paper should be constructed and organized. Below each is a link containing a example to better explain each tier.