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Answer 1

There are a few general guidelines you'll need to know to properly format your page in APA, and know that most of this information can be found online through pages such as purdue.edu; that being said, APA will always be on standard 8.5"x11" paper (this is standard in most Word or similar such editors), and with a 1" margin on all sides.

Page Header - you should include a header on every page. This will have the title of your paper (left side)

and the page number (right side). Check with your professor/teacher to see if the title is necessary, as

student papers often don't require this outside of the Title Page, and as such won't need to be added to

your headers.

Font - While APA doesn't specify which font you should use, it does state that the font should be

consistent and legible. Times New Roman, Calibri, and Arial are a few good examples that are acceptable

for most papers, whereas Wingdings is most often not an acceptable font (again, up to teacher discretion,

but I wouldn't want to translate that). 10, 11, and 12-point font sizes are most often used and widely

accepted, but going much smaller or larger could make reading your paper difficult.

Title Page - The Title Page most commonly requires the Title (which must be in bold, with a double-space before the Author's Name), Author's Name, the Institution (i.e. College of Medicine, George Washington University), Course Number, Instructor Name, and Due Date, in that order, with each section centered and on its own line on the page. See example below:

Title: This Is an Assignment

First M. Last

College of Information Technology, Western Governors University

English 441: Course Name

Dr. Professor Teacherperson

January 1, 2552

That's it for this quick demo, as there is far too much to APA to cover in this one prompt, but if you ever need help formatting feel free to reach out to me directly on WyzAnt!