is the most commonly-used citation style within the social sciences. Most writing assignments are either:
In either case, the main challenges students face when required to use outside sources are:
This lesson will provide resources to online resources for APA style, as well as supply examples for APA formatting and citations.
This quick video tells you exactly how to incorporate the MS Word template of APA formatting. Download templates from Microsoft here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/results.aspx?qu=apa%20templates&tl=3
Below are the steps to manually create a defined style in any earlier versions of Microsoft Word. Steps vary according to version:
IF REQUIRED:
For more extensive guidance on how to format abstracts, visuals, etc. check out Bedford/St. Martin's guide on APA formatting.
Usually, databases will have a button that exports the citation data for you, but if not, this should help: http://blog.apastyle.org/files/missing-pieces---apa-style-reference-table.pdf
Hi Rameen--this style is typically used in the social sciences (like psychology, anthropology, etc), whereas other fields would use MLA or Chicago.
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