
Click the B for Bold button on the toolbar (to turn on the bold font tool).Go to the Home tab, and on your keyboard, press the enter key three times.No longer required for students papers, unless it is requested by the instructor:Īfter you set the font, line spacing, page header, and you have closed the Header (as indicated above):

For more details on setting up the title page see: APA: Student title page. A student paper title page should include the following elements: title of your essay, your name, course number and name, instructor name, and assignment due date. Students should follow the guidelines from their instructors or institution when determining which title page format is most appropriate to use. The APA 7th edition now provides specific guidelines for the title page on a student paper. Click on Close Header and Footer to continue setting up your document.Select Plain Number 3 (aligns to the right).The page number must be on every page, and it needs to be on the top, right corner. The APA 7th edition now provides specific guidelines for student papers. Student papers do not require a running head, and only require a page number in your document's header. Select or make sure that Normal (Top, Bottom, Left, Right) is set to 1”.

Make sure that the margins are set to one inch all around: Select Double from the Line spacing menu.Check the box for “Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style”.Make sure that Spacing Before and After is set to 0 pt.


