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Setting up a paper in APA format 
1. Change the font to Times New Roman. Make sure you’re on the Home tab, then click the ‘down’ arrow in the box where the current font is listed (where the first arrow below is pointing), then choose Times New Roman 
2. Change the font size to 12. Click the ‘down’ arrow in the next box (where the second arrow above is pointing), then choose 12 
3. Change the spacing to double spaced. Click the ‘down’ arrow in the box the third arrow pictured above is pointing to, then choose 2.0 
4. Next, click the Insert tab (where the first arrow below is pointing), then click Header (where the second arrow below is pointing) and choose the first option, labeled ‘Blank’ (where the third arrow below is pointing) 
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5. Click the box next to Different Front Page (where the first arrow below is pointing), then type Running head: 
and the title of your paper in ALL CAPITALS, as shown by the second arrow below. 
6. Click the red X above Close Header and Footer (where the third arrow above is pointing) 
7. Click the button where the first arrow below is pointing to center-align the text, then hit the Enter button on the keyboard twice. 
Type the title of your paper, hit Enter. Type your name, hit Enter. 
Type your name, hit Enter. 
Type Brown Mackie College North Canton, hit Enter. 
8. Click the button where the second arrow above is pointing to left-align the text. 
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9. Click the Insert tab (where the first arrow below is pointing), then click Blank Page (where the second arrow below is pointing. 
10. Double click the mouse where the page says [Type text] (where the third arrow above is pointing) to open the header. Type the title of your paper in ALL CAPITALS, then hit the Tab button on the keyboard twice so that your cursor is on the right side of the page, as shown below: 
11. Click Page Number (where the first arrow below is pointing), then choose Current Position (where the second arrow below is pointing), and choose the first option, labeled ‘Plain Number’ (where the third arrow below is pointing) 
12. Click the red X above Close Header and Footer (where the fourth arrow above is pointing). Start typing your paper! 
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  • 1. Setting up a paper in APA format 1. Change the font to Times New Roman. Make sure you’re on the Home tab, then click the ‘down’ arrow in the box where the current font is listed (where the first arrow below is pointing), then choose Times New Roman 2. Change the font size to 12. Click the ‘down’ arrow in the next box (where the second arrow above is pointing), then choose 12 3. Change the spacing to double spaced. Click the ‘down’ arrow in the box the third arrow pictured above is pointing to, then choose 2.0 4. Next, click the Insert tab (where the first arrow below is pointing), then click Header (where the second arrow below is pointing) and choose the first option, labeled ‘Blank’ (where the third arrow below is pointing) 1 2 3 1 2 3
  • 2. 5. Click the box next to Different Front Page (where the first arrow below is pointing), then type Running head: and the title of your paper in ALL CAPITALS, as shown by the second arrow below. 6. Click the red X above Close Header and Footer (where the third arrow above is pointing) 7. Click the button where the first arrow below is pointing to center-align the text, then hit the Enter button on the keyboard twice. Type the title of your paper, hit Enter. Type your name, hit Enter. Type your name, hit Enter. Type Brown Mackie College North Canton, hit Enter. 8. Click the button where the second arrow above is pointing to left-align the text. 1 2 3 1 2
  • 3. 9. Click the Insert tab (where the first arrow below is pointing), then click Blank Page (where the second arrow below is pointing. 10. Double click the mouse where the page says [Type text] (where the third arrow above is pointing) to open the header. Type the title of your paper in ALL CAPITALS, then hit the Tab button on the keyboard twice so that your cursor is on the right side of the page, as shown below: 11. Click Page Number (where the first arrow below is pointing), then choose Current Position (where the second arrow below is pointing), and choose the first option, labeled ‘Plain Number’ (where the third arrow below is pointing) 12. Click the red X above Close Header and Footer (where the fourth arrow above is pointing). Start typing your paper! 1 2 1 4 3 2