
APA 7 Format – Quick Guide
- Page Setup
Margins: 1 inch on all sides
Font: 12-pt Times New Roman, 11-pt Arial, or 11-pt Calibri
Line Spacing: Double-spaced
Indentation: First line of paragraphs indented 0.5 inches
- Title Page (Student Paper)
Centered, Bold Title (Title Case)
Your Name
Your Institution Name
Course Name & Number
Instructor’s Name
Due Date
- In-Text Citations
(Author, Year) → (Smith, 2020)
Direct Quote → (Smith, 2020, p. 45)
3+ Authors → (Smith et al., 2020)
- References Page
Title: "References" (Bold, Centered)
- Alphabetized List with Hanging Indent (0.5”) APA 7 Format – Quick Guide 1. Page Setup
- Margins: 1 inch on all sides
- Font: 12-pt Times New Roman, 11-pt Arial, or 11-pt Calibri
- Line Spacing: Double-spaced
- Indentation: First line of paragraphs indented 0.5 inches
- Centered, Bold Title (Title Case)
- Your Name
- Your Institution Name
- Course Name & Number
- Instructor’s Name
- Due Date
- (Author, Year) → (Smith, 2020)
- Direct Quote → (Smith, 2020, p. 45)
- 3+ Authors → (Smith et al., 2020)
- Title: "References" (Bold, Centered)
- Alphabetized List with Hanging Indent (0.5”)