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APA formatting 7th edition for STUDENT PAPERS!

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Title page
Page number

Paper title
Bolded
Capital Case

Author(s)
Affiliation line

Course info

Instructor
Due date

Inset page break

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 Section headings

Centered
Bolded Main section heading
Title Case

Flush left
Subsection of Level 1 Bolded
Title Case

Flush left
Subsection of Level 2 Bolded italic
Title Case

Subsection of Level 3
Indented
Bolded
Title Case
End with period

Subsection of Level 4
Indented
Bolded italic
Title Case
End with period

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tutorial click here! Inset page break

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 Reference List
4 elements all references Page number
Author. (Date). Title. Source
Centered &
Bolded

Inset page break

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ABSTRACT/
Running Head

Centered & bolded

DO NOT indent first line

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