Mastering APA Style: Demonstrating How to Implement APA Style Rules (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Ed.) in Microsoft Word 2007™

(2008 Instructional Resource Award)
B. Jean Mandernach
Park University

Please download the instructions for using these resources.

• General Format
• Title Page
• Abstract
• First Page of Body of Paper
• Reference Page
• References
  • Journal Articles
    • One Author
    • Two Authors
    • Three or more authors
  • Books
    • Entire book
    • Chapter in edited book
  • Internet websites
    • No Author
    • Author with no date
  • Audiovisual Media
    • Movie
    • Single episode of a TV series
  • Unpublished work and publications of limited circulation
    • Personal communications (e.g. letters, e-mail, memos, personal interviews, and telephone conversations)
  • Electronic Media
    • Abstract of a technical report retrieved from a university web site
    • Internet article base on a print source
    • Internet-only journal article
    • Message posted to an online forum or discussion group (e.g. wiki)
  • Technical and research reports
    • ERIC report
    • Report available from the Government Printing Office (GPO) with government institute as group author