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Cooper and B. Charles Tatum  \nNational University  \nAuthor Note  \nCorrespondence concerning this article should be addressed to B. Charles Tatum, Department of Psychology, College of Letters and Sciences, National University, 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. Email: [ctatum@nu.edu](ctatum@nu.edu)  \nTable of Contents  \nPage  \nAbstract ............................................................................................................................... 6  \nFormatting ............................................................................................................................7  \nSetting Up MS Word for Effective APA Formatting ..............................................7  \nInterpreting Icons .........................................................................................8  \nThe Show/Hide Icon ....................................................................................8  \nSetting Default Font .....................................................................................8  \nSetting Default Line Spacing to Double Space............................................8  \nEliminating Space Before and After Paragraphs .........................................9  \nShow Ruler................................................................................................. 10  \nGeneral Formatting Rules ..................................................................................... 10  \nMargins and Alignment .............................................................................10  \nSpacing....................................................................................................... 11  \nTypeface ..................................................................................................... 11  \nRunning Head and Page Numbers .............................................................11  \nHeadings .................................................................................................... 12  \nFormats of Different Manuscript Sections .............................................................13  \nTitle Page ................................................................................................... 13  \nAuthor Note ............................................................................................... 13  \nOther Title Page Information .....................................................................14  \nTable of Contents ....................................................................................... 14  \nAbstract ...................................................................................................... 15  \nKeywords ................................................................................................... 16  \nTitle on First Page of Text ......................................................................... 16  \nIntroductory Paragraph(s) .......................................................................... 16  \nOther Sections of the Manuscript ..............................................................17  \nReferences .................................................................................................. 17  \nTables and Figures ..................................................................................... 18  \nAppendices and Supplemental Materials ...................................................19  \nCitations .............................................................................................................................20  \nGeneral Citation Rules ...........................................................................................20  \nCitation Formats.....................................................................................................21  \nOne Author.................................................................................................21  \nTwo Authors ..........................","cbCair1w9D5iHUlz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair1w9D5iHUlz","pdf",399180,"English","# Formatting\n## Setting Up MS Word for Effective APA Formatting\n## General Formatting Rules\n## Headings\n# Formats of Different Manuscript Sections\n## Title Page\n## Author Note\n## Table of Contents\n## Abstract\n## Keywords\n## References\n## Tables and Figures\n## Appendices and Supplemental Materials\n# Citations\n## General Citation Rules\n## Citation Formats\n## Quotations\n## Documenting References","[{\"question\":\"How should MS Word be configured for effective APA formatting?\",\"answer\":\"Adjust default font, set line spacing to double, remove extra space before and after paragraphs, and use the ruler as needed. 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