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Section Labels

Section labels will always be set to:

Boldface
Center alignment
Upper and lowercase letters
At the top of a new page

Section labels include, but are not limited to:

Abstract
References
Footnotes

Level 1 Headings

Boldface
Center alignment
Upper and lowercase letters
Start text as a new paragraph

Level 2 Headings

Boldface
Left alignment
Upper and lowercase letters
Start text as a new paragraph

Level 3 Headings

Boldface in italics
Left alignment
Upper and lowercase letters
Start text as a new paragraph

Level 4 Headings

Boldface
Indented
Upper and lowercase letters
End with period
Start text after period

Level 5 Headings

Boldface in italics
Indented
Upper and lowercase letters
End with period
Start text after period

Body of Paper

APA 7th Edition Template

Title of Paper Here

The purpose of this paper is to provide an example of the APA writing style information. Included herein are formatting tips for document layout, general writing tips, and style considerations. Very basic writing fundamentals are included, covering topics from how to start a writing project to paragraph formulation and proofreading.

APA style has five unique headings used in the body of the paper

The body of a paper may include Level 1 headings such as:

Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion

The body may also include various sections such as data analysis and summarization

Use level headings in order, regardless of the number of sections used, ie. always restart with level 1 headings in each section of a paper

Always refer back to your professor for his or her requirements

Heading Sample

Level Headings Format Table

Headings

Use APA formatted headings and subheadings to organize the sections of your paper and to help your reader transition from section to section. A suggestion is to use headings that are in the order of the assignment and evaluation criteria or rubric so your instructor can easily see you have fulfilled each part of the assignment’s content requirements.

The first heading level is centered, boldface, uppercase and lowercase lettering. Do not start a new page for each heading.

Subheadings

Subheadings are formatted flush left, boldface, uppercase and lowercase lettering.

This sample will give you an example of heading levels used in the body of the paper

The APA Style Blog offers a short sample paper describing level headings and how to properly use headings within a paper. Click this link to see the Heading Levels Template Student Paper