INSTRUCTIONS FOR APA FORMATING SETUP: Title 1. Click on Font and select Times New Roman 12pt. font. 2. Click Page Layout and select Margin and click on 1 inch (normal) all around. 3. Click on the Paragraph drop down menu select double line spacing and be sure that the before and after spacing to the left is set at zero, then click OK. 4. Click on Insert select Header then go straight to the bottom and select Edit Header set the Top Margin to 1 inch and click on Different First Page. 5. Before typing, be sure that the header font is set on Times New Roman 12pt. font. 6. Now click on Page Number and select the top right hand corner next type Running head: TITLE OF THE CLASS then tab until the header is in the left corner. 7. Double click outside of the Header select the Center type your Title (press enter) type Your Name (press enter) type Southern University at New Orleans. 8. Place the cursor in front of your Title and (press enter) 9-times or until the body is in the center of the page. 9. Place cursor behind Orleans and press Control and Enter to go to the next page. SETUP: Abstract 1. Before typing, be sure that the header font is set on Times New Roman 12pt. font. 2. Now click Insert select Page Number and then select the top right hand corner next type TITLE OF THE CLASS (all caps without the term Running head) then tab until the header is in the left corner. 3. Double click outside of the Header select the Center type the word Abstract (press enter) select Left margin begin typing abstract at left margin (Do Not Indent). 4. Abstract must not be less five sentences; notwithstanding, the abstract should not exceed twelve (12) sentences (your abstract should be concise and to the point). 5. At the end of your paragraph press Control and Enter to go to the next page. SETUP: Body 6. Select the Center type the same title that is on the Title Page (press enter) select Left margin Indent and begin typing your body. Note – all paragraphs must consist of five (5) sentences minimum. Please Note that no paragraph should fill-up the whole page. There must be appropriate paragraph breaks. 7. At this point the computer will go to the next page on its’ own, just keep typing. SETUP: Reference 1. Select the Center type References (press enter) select Left margin begin typing yours references in alphabetical order (A thru Z) at the left margin. 2. Now click on the Paragraph drop-down menu select single-space look up at the “Special” drop-down menu and click on the word hanging, then press OK. 3. All references must be single spaced within the reference and double spaced between the references. 4. Begin citing your references in this order: Author(s), last name first (note: only for the first author last name is first), Year of the work (in parentheses), Title of the Work, (Italicized) edition, City, State, Publisher. Remember, the same is true for citing online sources. Note, you cannot simply put a web address without following this procedure. Readings African American Psychology: from African to America, (3rd ed.) ISBN:978-1-4129-9954-0
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