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APA 7th Edition Citation Guide

APA Template in Word

  • Font: APA recommends 12-Point Times New Roman or 11-Point Calibri or 11-Point Arial 
  • Double spaced
  • 1" margins
  • Title Page:
    • In center: Title of Paper, Name, College, Instructor, Due Date
  • Page numbers in upper right corner (header)
  • Section headings
  • References page

General Guidelines for an APA Paper

Click the document below to access the Microsoft Word template for APA style formatting. 

  • Save the document
  • Rename the document as your current assignment/paper
  • Use the template for all of your APA style papers

Your professor's directions for APA style are more important that the settings on this template.  You need to make any necessary changes to match your instructor's assignment. 

General Citation Guidelines

1. If there is no date for your citation put (n.d.)

2. A DOI (digital object identifier) is preferred over the URL. Check the abstract/details page of most databases to find the DOI of an article.