APA EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS

Exercise Steps:

1. As an assistant for Omaha Time Exchange you have been asked to help format the final draft of the
organization’s annual report following APA style guidelines.

2. Open the file APA Exercise Start File. Save your file as Your Name APA Exercise.

3. Create an appropriate cover page. Note: You should be using Times New Roman or Arial, 12 pt.
throughout the essay.

a. With your cursor at the beginning of Page 1, insert a new Page Break.

b. Centre and double space the cover page text in the upper half of the page. The Cover page
should include the Name of the Essay, Your Name, and Sheridan College:

4. Insert a new page break (Tip: place your cursor at the end of “College” in Sheridan College.

5. Create an Abstract Page which should be page 2 of your essay. At the top of the page, key the word
Abstract in title case and centre.

6. Key the following text as the abstract (the text should be double-spaced and left aligned):
This report provides an overview of the services that Omaha Time Exchange provides to its
community. The report will outline the examples of our services, the board of directors, sources
of funding and the special projects we engaged in this past year.

7. On page 3 of your essay, centre the title Omaha Time Exchange Annual Report.
Formatting Guidelines for Headings:
8. Centre and bold the title Overview.
First Level Headings – centre and bold, use
9. Left-justify and bold How the Omaha Time Exchange Works. title case
Second Level Headings – left justify and
bold, use title case

10. Double space the body of the essay. Indent the first line of each paragraph.
11. Insert the following in-text citation (ensure APA is the selected style before inserting your citations):

a. Insert the first citation (journal article source) after the first sentence in the first paragraph
(Note: place your cursor between the “y” and “.”.

b. Insert the second citation (book source) after the second sentence in the second paragraph.
(Note: place your cursor between the “e” and “.”

12. At the end of page 3, insert a new page break.

13. At the top of page 4, insert a References page. Centre the title References and ensure one blank line
appears between the title and citations. Note: Ensure the title and references match the font you used
for the body of the essay.
14. Create the header which will appear on Page 2-4 on your essay as follows (it does not matter what
page of the essay your cursor is on):

a. From the Insert ribbon, click on Page Number, Top of Page, and then select Plain No. 1

b. Before the number that appears in the header/footer ribbon, key the words Omaha Time
Exchange Annual Report in caps. Note: Ensure the font of the text and page number
matches the font you used for the body of the essay. Hit the tab key twice to move the page
number to the far right hand-side of the header. Click Close Header and Footer.

c.

15. Create the first page header as follows:

a. Move to the first page of the essay. From the Insert ribbon, go to Header and select Edit
Header.
b. From Header/Footer tools, select Different First Page from the Options Group.
c. From Header/Footer tools, select Insert, Page Number and select Plain No. 1
d. Before the Number 1 that appears in the header, key Running head: OMAHA TIME
EXCHANGE ANNUAL REPORT. Note: Ensure the font of the text and page number
matches the font you used for the body of the essay. Hit the tab key twice to move the number
1 to the far right hand side of the header. Click Close Header & Footer.