The document provides instructions and an example of how to format a paper using APA style guidelines. It includes headings for different sections like the title, abstract, keywords, body, references, footnotes, tables, and figures. It also demonstrates how to format these various elements, like using a hanging indent for the references section. Sample text and data is provided throughout to illustrate things like in-text citations, footnotes, and financial ratios in a table.

1. Running head:
1
8
Add Title Here, up to 12 Words, on One to Two Lines
Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees
Institutional Affiliation(s)Author Note
Include any grant/funding information and a complete
correspondence address.
Abstract
The abstract should be one paragraph of between 150 and 250
words. It is not indented. Section titles, such as the word
Abstract above, are not considered headings so they don’t use
bold heading format. Instead, use the Section Title style. This
style automatically starts your section on a new page, so you
don’t have to add page breaks. (To see your document with
pagination, on the View tab, click Reading View.) Note that all
text styles for this template are available on the Home tab of the
ribbon, in the Styles gallery.
Keywords: Add keywords here. To replace this (or any) tip text
with your own, just select it and then start typing. Don’t include
space to the right or left of the characters in your selection.
Add Title Here, up to 12 Words, on One to Two Lines
The body of your paper uses a half-inch first line indent and is
double-spaced. APA style provides for up to five heading
levels, shown in the paragraphs that follow. Note that the word
Introduction should not be used as an initial heading, as it’s
assumed that your paper begins with an introduction.
Heading 1
The first two heading levels get their own paragraph, as shown
here. Headings 3, 4, and 5 are run-in headings used at the
beginning of the paragraph.
Heading 21

2. For APA formatting requirements, it’s easy to just type your
own footnote references and notes. To format a footnote
reference, select the number and then, on the Home tab, in the
Styles gallery, click Footnote Reference.
Heading 3.
Include a period at the end of a run-in heading. Note that you
can include consecutive paragraphs with their own headings,
where appropriate. Heading 4.
When using headings, don’t skip levels. If you need a heading
3, 4, or 5 with no text following it before the next heading, just
add a period at the end of the heading and then start a new
paragraph for the subheading and its text. (Last Name,
Year)Heading 5.
Like all sections of your paper, references start on their own
page, as you see on the page that follows. Just type in-text
citations as you do any text of your paper, as shown at the end
of this paragraph and the preceding paragraph. (Last Name,
Year)
To see this document with all layout and formatting, such as
hanging indents, on the View tab of the ribbon, click Reading
View.
References
Last Name, F. M. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Pages
From - To.
Last Name, F. M. (Year). Book Title. City Name: Publisher
Name
Footnotes
1Add footnotes, if any, on their own page following references.
The body of a footnote, such as this example, uses the Normal
text style. (Note: If you delete this sample footnote, don’t forget
to delete its in-text reference as well. That’s at the end of the
sample Heading 2 paragraph on the first page of body content in
this template.)
Tables

3. Table 1
Table TitleColumn HeadColumn HeadColumn HeadColumn
HeadColumn HeadRow Head123123123123Row
Head456456456456Row Head789789789789Row
Head123123123123Row Head456456456456Row
Head789789789789
Note: Place all tables for your paper in a tables section,
following references (and, if applicable, footnotes). Start a new
page for each table, include a table number and table title for
each, as shown on this page. All explanatory text appears in a
table note that follows the table, such as this one. Use the
Table/Figure style, available on the Home tab, in the Styles
gallery, to get the spacing between table and note. Tables in
APA format can use single or 1.5-line spacing. Include a
heading for every row and column, even if the content seems
obvious. A table style has been setup for this template that fits
APA guidelines. To insert a table, on the Insert tab, click Table.
Figures
Figure 1. Include all figures in their own section, following
references (and footnotes and tables, if applicable). Include a
numbered caption for each figure. Use the Table/Figure style
for easy spacing between figure and caption.
For more information about all elements of APA formatting,
please consult the APA Style Manual, 6th Edition.
EXTRA CREDIT HIST 1301
(Who, what, where, when, why, how, significance)
No more than ½ page for each term, typed and turned in at
beginning of class on Tuesday, November 7th.
Rape of Zacatecas
Babe of the Alamo
Angel of Goliad
Emily West
Juan Seguin’s Role in Texas Revolution

4. James Bowie’s Sandbar Fight
Survival of Hugh Glass
Jedidiah Smith
Mountain Meadow Massacre in Utah
San Patricio Battalion in Mexican American War
Steven has just won a significant amount of money from the
state lottery. He has decided to use the funds to create an
investment portfolio containing stocks from different
industries. Steven has learned financial ratio analysis is a tool
that he can use to help make his investment decisions. Some of
the companies and ratios are:
South Regional Electric
CheapO Burger
Quality Software
Heavy Duty Machinery
Current Ratio
0.9
1.4
7.1
3.9
Quick Ratio
0.8
0.9
5.2
2.8
Debt Ratio
71%
50%
0%
36%
Net Profit Margin
6.5%
13.20%

5. 26.90%
9%
What are the difficulties in comparing the ratios of these
companies to one another?
Why are the liquidity ratios for the utility and fast food
companies so much different from the software and machinery
manufacturing company?
Would it be advisable for the software company to carry the
same debt ratio as the utility company? Why or why not?
Make a recommendation to Steven regarding these investment
choices. Based on these ratios, what is your advice? If another
student makes different suggestions, challenge them to justify
their choices.