Answered By: Kathryn Park Last Updated: Dec 02, 2023 Views: 141628
Answered By: Kathryn Park
Last Updated: Dec 02, 2023 Views: 141628
For an APA header you need the title of your paper on the left, and the page number on the right. The header on the first page is a little different -- you need the words Running head: before the title on the title page.
Here is how to do it in Word. For Office 365 the instructions are a little different. If you are on a small screen, you may need to rotate your device to landscape mode to see all options in Word.
- Go to the Insert menu in the Word ribbon. Select Header from the Header & Footer section.
- From the ribbon select the header pull down menu and select the Blank (Three columns) option.
- You’ll put your title in column one, delete column 2. Highlight column 3 and from the ribbon select current position> plain number.
- Type the title of the paper in all caps. If it is over fifty characters, use a shortened version of the title.
- After typing the title, place the cursor immediately to the left of the page number. Press page until the page number is on the right of the page.
- Select the Different First Page option at the top center. Make sure you are on the first page and repeat steps 3-5, but include the words 'Running head:' before entering the title.
For Office 365:
- From the ribbon select insert> Header & Footer.
- By default the Blank (Three columns) option is you header.
- Put your title in column one, nothing in column 2.
- In column 3 select Page Numbers from the ribbon and select the correct number position, with the number showing in the upper right corner.
You can see more in our Tips for Formatting Your Paper in Word.
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I'm sorry Wendolyn! This is something that we'd need to help you with in the library. Bring in your document and or your device to the library lab and we'll help troubleshoot it for you.
Try going to the ribbon>layout>page setup and select tiny arrow in the right corner.
Select the Layout tab. You will see a number of options. One of them is Different first page. If that is selected, de-select it. There is also an option near the bottom that lets you apply to Whole Document to this point forward. You might try expriementing with that as well. Good luck!
For MS Word: The key is to: 1) From the ribbon select the header pull down menu and select the Blank (Three columns) option. 2) You’ll put your title in column one, delete column 2. Highlight column 3 and from the ribbon select current position> plain number.
For Office 365: 1) From the ribbon select insert> Header & Footer. By default the Blank (Three columns) option is you header. 2) Put your title in column one, nothing in column 2 and in column 3 select Page Numbers from the ribbon> choose the correct number position, with the number showing in the upper right corner.
Of course you must also be in MS Word. This was most recently tried in Word 16 & Office 365.