Formatting an APA Template

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Basic Settings

1. In Font section change 'Font' to "Times New Roman"
2. In Font section set 'Font Size' to "12"
3. In Paragraph section set 'Line Spacing' to "2.0"
   

Formatting the Title Page

1. In Paragraph section click 'Center Text' button
2. Press Enter 5 - 6 times
3. Type "Paper Title", press Enter
4. Type your name, press Enter
5. Type your university's name, press Enter
6. Type your professor's name, press Enter
7. Type "Month DD, YYYY", press Enter

Create Header Template

1. In Word menu at top click
   Insert >> Break >> Page Break
2. In Paragraph section click "Align Text Left" button
3. Click "Document Elements" in the document menu
4. Click "Header" and choose "Basic (All Pages)"
5. In the document menu click "Header and Footer"
6. In Options check "Different First Page" checkbox
7. On the second page of the document in the first "Type Text" area to highlight and type "Paper Header Title"
8. In the Document Elements menu click "Page #"
9. In Alignment dropdown menu of popup window choose "Right", click "OK"
10. Tap remaining "Type Text" areas to highlight and Delete
11. On the first page of the document click in the header and type "Running head: Paper Header Title"
12. In the Document Elements menu click "Page #"
13. In Alignment dropdown menu of popup window choose "Right", click "OK"
14. Click "Close" to close the Header and Footer sections
    

Document and Word menu locations:

Saving the Template