APA Style 7th Edition: Student Paper Formatting

This video will highlight how to properly set up an APA Style paper for students, which includes setting margins and font; creating a title page; organizing the main text with section headings; and (if needed), formatting pages for references, footnotes, tables, figures, and appendices.

VIDEO CONTENTS
0:00 Introduction
1:20 General Formatting and Paper Set-Up
3:23 Title Page
7:11 Writing the Main Text
9:08 Section Headings
12:42 End Matter: References, Footnotes, Tables, Figures, Appendices
15:56 Closing Thoughts

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[APAStylebySam]

Student papers do not need a running head! They did in older editions of APA Style, but the 7th Edition removed that requirement for students. Professional papers (like those being submitted for publication) do need a running head. But the average high school or college student paper does not need one anymore.

[lotadmedia]

In all my life I don't think I have encountered such an aggravating writing format.

[juliabavle]

As someone that has been out of school for a few years, your videos are a life saver! Thank you for helping to reduce my paper anxiety.

[usgenxr]

This is much appreciated! After a 10 year hiatus from scholarly writing, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this assistance.

[michellemaddon]

I can not thank you enough, I am 41 and returning back to school. I am writing my first time Thesis and I can not thank you enough!

[oohweerick]

honestly I was stressed and on the verge of tears when I was assigned writing in this format, thank you for posting this.

[Jojo-Coshscure]

I've been taught MLA all my life and have never encountered APA style before (until my 2nd year of college). Thank you so much ;;

[coloradobrad]

25 years since college and this video improved my Graduate assignment score, TY

[yasminvilla]

This helped. I did a paragraph for the abstract page and shaking my head, with this YouTube video, it made me realize I didn't need it so I'm rewriting it to make it my conclusion paragraph.

[nathanndowns]

Thank you for posting the APA formatting which was a problem that I was having. Thanks to your video I was able to see how it is supposed to be done and now I know how to set up for the APA style of writing. Everything that I saw is a help to me because now it will be done correctly. Sometimes seeing examples will be of help and I know it helped me. Thank you for doing this video.

[showoflifewithnoelandchasi]

Thank you Sam. I am in my second year in college in my second degree after retiring from nursing for 22 years! I have come to this video for all my papers. I continue to return to it. I now play it on double speed on account I have watched it so many times and usually need a quick review. So, again, thanks. :)

[jessicafunk]

As I am entering my 2nd semester in my Master's program this video is a lifesaver! It is detailed and thorough and I feel like it helped me step my writing game up. Thank you!

[katieraehurley]

My professor brought me to this video a few semesters ago and I've found myself revisiting it many times! Thank you. This is very informative and helpful.

[oleandra]

You have lowered my anxiety – thank you. I really hate this kind of stuff and I appreciate the step-by-step walk-through.

[triciajoyner]

Very easy to follow explanation of each area of the paper. You hit the exact points I needed. Thank you.

[jenrn]

Thank you so much! I watch your videos EVERY TIME I start a paper for grad school!

[heatherpavletic]

Thank you for posting these. I was getting ready to make videos for my students when I found yours. You do a fantastic job of clearly explaining how to perform each step.

[madraun]

Thank you so much for this video-- I wish they had taught this to us when I was in high school, I've been using it all the time now that I'm in college and before this I had no idea how to do it!

[maritzapenabarragan]

Thank you!! You saved me in reading the pdf APA 7th edition format.

[Paulakayeplayful]

I have a suggestion, maybe there should be either a couple of lessons on APA 7 or a whole term teaching it instead of professors assume we know how to write the blasted thing.