This presentation provides guidelines for citing sources in an APA formatted PowerPoint presentation, including websites, videos, podcasts, images, and social media. Both in-text citations and a references page at the end are required. Examples are given for citing different media types such as videos embedded in slides or linked externally, images, podcast episodes and series, Instagram posts, and Facebook pages. The references page matches the in-text citations used in the presentation.

1. Guide to APA 7 Citations in
Power point Presentations
Fleming College Library ©2020

2. This presentation will demonstrate acceptable styles of incorporating and
citing sources of information including:
Websites,
Videos,
Podcasts
Social media
A References page must also be included at the end of the presentation.
The Reference page examples provided at the end of this presentation
matches the in-text citations used throughout this guide.
Introduction

3. Websites vs. webpages
Complete Website:
To mention a website in general, with no information used in the presentation, include the name of
website in the text and provide the URL in parentheses. No reference list entry or in-text citation is
needed.
Example: Cultural heritage sites are utilizing online exhibits to cope during COVID pandemic
restrictions. Visit the Art Gallery of Ontario (ago.ca) to view an example.
Webpage(s):
If using specific information from a website, create a citation for that specific webpage. If using
webpages from the same website, you must cite each webpage separately.
Example of Webpage In-text citation:
The AGO provides an interesting viewpoint of Kent Monkman’s paintings to bring light to the
misrepresentation of Indigenous people. (Art Gallery of Ontario [AGO], 2018).
Note: if using a website in further in-text citations, you can use its acronym if specified
in the first in-text citation. Ie.(AGO, 2018)
Websites & Webpages
The Webpage
can be
hyperlinked in the
sentence or with
the In-text
reference.

4. Citing an image/photograph
Format for in-text image citation:
Figure X. Image title or Descriptive phrase that serves as title
[Photograph/ Clip art/ Map], by Creator's or Author's First Initial.
Second Initial. Last Name, Year of creation, Website Name
(http://www.xxxxx). Copyright attribution if given.
Figure 1. Helen Frankenthaler’s painting entitled Hommage à Chardin
[Painting], by H. Frankenthaler, 1957, from Berggruen
https://www.berggruen.com/exhibitions/helen-frankenthaler2/a-
news?view=slider ©1957Use a smaller font to create Figure statements
under the image.
Citation Note:
As the painting has a title, the artist’s name was also
added to the descriptive phrase.
Example

5. Citing an image/photograph
Citation Notes:
Image title – No title was provided from the
source, so a descriptive title is required.
Date – no date could be found on the
website, so use n.d.
Creator - Photographer was not identified
so add this information using square
brackets [photographer unknown]. This
impacts the Reference list entry, which will
start with the website’s name instead of the
creator/author.
Figure 2. Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore [Photograph], by [unknown
photographer], (n.d.), The Museums of Florence
http://www.museumsinflorence.com/foto/duomo/thumbnails/duomo.jpg
Example

6. Figure 3. Hand Palm Facing Out [Clip art], by Open
Clipart.com, 2015, All-Free-Download.com https://all-
free-download.com/free-vector/download/hand-palm-
facing-out-clip-art_18366.html . Creative Commons Zero
1.0 Public Domain License.
Citation Notes:
Image title – A title of the clipart was provided, so
there is no need to use square brackets [ ].
Creator/Date: In this instance the original creator was
discovered by using the links provided on the first
website (Open Clipart).
Creative Commons license was identified on the Open
Clipart website.
Citing a clipart image
Example

7. Videos – Embedding into a Power Point
Basic Citation rules for Audio-Visual materials:
In-text (Author, year).
Reference List Entry:
Tasty. (2018, March 7). 7 recipes you can make in 5
minutes [Video]. Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_5wHw6l11o
Example
The video below, “How one-point linear perspective works”,
demonstrates….. (Smarthistory, 2013).
This video was embedded into the
presentation.
Insert – Video – Online
You can search Youtube or copy the
embed code from the video website
Alternative:
Inserting the Video URL is another option The
advantage is that viewers can copy the link.
Add a sentence introducing the video with an in-
text citation. A Reference entry is also required.

8. Videos – Links within a Power Point
Add a sentence introducing the video with an in-text citation. A
Reference entry is also required.
Examples
The video “How one-point linear perspective works”,
demonstrates….. (Smarthistory, 2013). Use this URL to view the
video: https://youtu.be/eOksHhQ8TLM
Option 1:
Inserting the Video URL allows the viewers the
ability to copy the link.
Option 2 :
Inserting the Video URL as a hyperlink is
another option. Viewers can still copy the link.
Example
The video “How one-point linear perspective works”,
demonstrates….. (Smarthistory, 2013).
OR
Suggested Videos:
Embrace the Shake
https://www.ted.com/talks/phil_hansen_embrace_the_shake?utm_
campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedco
mshare
(Hansen, 2013)
How?
To create a hyperlink, highlight
the Title, right click, choose
“hyperlink”, copy the URL into
the address field

9. Videos – Embedding into D2L
Of interest to Faculty:
Instructions to embed Videos into D2L are found on the Fleming Library
website:
http://flemingcollege.ca.libguides.com/c.php?g=352050&p=2374090#s-lg-
box-wrapper-18337475
Note: Use the steps for Films on Demand, but skip to Step 3. Capture the
Embed code available from your video source.

10. Example – Podcast Episode
Please listen to Episode 40: Painting 7 – Clement
Greenberg, by Jeanne Willette (2011).
https://arthistoryunstuffed.com/episode-40-
painting-7-clement-greenberg/
Podcasts – Single Episode and Series
When referring to a single episode of a podcast,
the in-text must include the name of the host
and the date.
(Author, Date).
When referring to the series of a Podcast, the in-
text citation includes the host name and the start
and end dates. The end date could be “present”
still in programming.
(Author, Start Date – End Date or present)
Example – Podcast Series
The Art History Unstuffed Podcast Series speaks
on a wide range of artists from various eras
(Willette, 2011 – present).
Note: If the host and date are included in the sentence, that is
acceptable as an in-text citation.
However, if the Host’s name and date of publication is not included in
the sentence, you must add it at the end “(Willette, 2011)”.

11. Instagram photo or video:
In-text citation:
(The New York Public Library, n.d.)
Social Media
Social Media (Instagram, Facebook)
If you are only providing the link to an Instagram or Facebook account, identify the author and the URL.
Example: Neil Gaiman’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com
If you discuss any content from the Social media accounts, you must provide complete citations, both in-text and
reference list.
Facebook page example:
In-text citation: (Smithsonian’s National Zoo and
Conservation Biology Institute, n.d.)
Note: Another options is to create a hyperlink using the Author’s name.

12. References
Art Gallery of Ontario. (2018, November 12). A closer look: Kent Monkman edition.
https://ago.ca/agoinsider/closer-look-kent-monkman-edition
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore [Photograph]. (n.d.). The Museums of Florence, Florence, Italy.
http://www.museumsinflorence.com/foto/duomo/thumbnails/duomo.jpg
Frankenthaler, H. (1957). Hommage `a Chardin [Painting]. Berggruen, San Francisco, CA, United States.
https://www.berggruen.com/exhibitions/helen-frankenthaler2/a-news?view=slider
Hansen, P. (2013, February). Embrace the shake. [Video]. TED Conferences.
https://www.ted.com/talks/phil_hansen_embrace_the_shake?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_me
dium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Open Clipart.com. (2015). Hand palm facing out [Clip art]. All-Free-Download.com. https://all-free-
download.com/free-vector/download/hand-palm-facing-out-clipart_18366.html

13. Smarthistory. (2013, May 10). How one-point linear perspective works[Video]. Youtube.
https://youtu.be/eOksHhQ8TLM
Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. (n.d.) Home [Facebook page].
Retrieved July 22, 2109 from https://www.facebook.com/nationalzoo
The New York Public Library [@nypl]. (n.d.) The raven [Photograph]. Instagram. Retrieved April 16,
2019, from https://bitly.com/2FV8bu3
Willette, J. (Host). (2011, February 11). Painting 7 – Clement Greeberg (No. 40) [Audio podcast
episode]. In Soundbytes in Modern Art. Art history unstuffed.
https://arthistoryunstuffed.com/episode-40-painting-7-clement-greenberg/
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