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APA Help (6th edition): Title Page

A guide with helpful information on how to cite your resources and format your written assignments in APA citation.

Running head?

  • The running head is a shortened version the paper's full title
  • Contains 50 characters max (including spaces, letters, punctuation)
  • Located on every page in the header (ONLY type "Running head" on title page)
  • Flush left
  • UPPERCASE letters
  • Example: Running head: ABBREVIATED TITLE

Adding a header and page number in Microsoft Word

Tutorial on how to add a header and page number in MS Word 2016 using APA style.

Title Page

  Running head: TITLE IN ALL CAPS                                                                                           1

 

 

 Title of Paper: Upper and Lowercase Lettering

First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name

School Affiliation

 

 

 

 

 

APA style requires you to include:

  • A running head of your title in the top left corner, not to exceed 50 characters
  • The page number in the top right corner
  • The title, name, and institution should be placed above the center of the page

Abstract

TITLE OF PAPER                                                                                                           2

                                                           Abstract

The abstract is a brief summary of your paper. It typically includes the problem being

studied, the participants, study method, and the general finding of the study. It should

be written in 150–250 words and the body of the abstract should have no indentation. 

Following the abstract, keywords can be added to enhance the user's ability to find the

paper. An example of how keywords are included following the abstract can be found

below.

Keywords: keyword 1, keyword 2, keyword 3, keyword 4, keyword 5

 

 

 

APA style requires you to include:

  • A running head of your title in the top left corner
  • The page number in the top right corner
  • Do not indent

Keywords:

  • Can be embedded to enhance the user's ability to find the paper (optional)

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