Step-by-Step Instructions for Setting Up a Paper in APA Format

How to format reference citations copied and pasted into your Microsoft WorddocumentYou will need to adjust the ruler by changing the First Line Indent and the Hanging Indent. If the ruler is not visible,click on this View ruler icon to make it appear.You will need to move the little indent markers so that the TOP one (First Line Indent) is on 0, which is the default,Click on the BOTTOM one (Hanging indent) and move it to the 0.5 spot. If both move, click on the TOP one andreturn it to the 0 spot. Once you copy and then paste a reference into this page, they should line up like thosebelow.You most likely will have to change the font style and font size to match the rest of your document.You will click on the Font button arrow and change it to whatever one you used in the rest of your paper,Click on the Font size arrow and change it to whatever one you used in the rest of the paper.Make sure that the references are in alphabetical order by whatever the first word is, regardless of whetherit is an author’s name or a title.The referencesshould be inalphabetical orderand indented likethis.4/19/2011