[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":3,"doc-seo-350742-105":53,"doc-detail-350742-en":127},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49],{"id":8,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":11,"show_sort_weight":12,"slug":13},11,1,"Template","Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":15,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":16,"show_sort_weight":17,"slug":18},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":20,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":21,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":23},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":25,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":26,"show_sort_weight":27,"slug":28},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":30,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":31,"show_sort_weight":32,"slug":33},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":35,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":36,"show_sort_weight":37,"slug":38},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":40,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":41,"show_sort_weight":42,"slug":43},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":45,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":46,"show_sort_weight":47,"slug":48},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":50,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":51,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":52},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":54,"data":55},"ok",{"site_id":56,"language":57,"slug":58,"title":59,"keywords":60,"description":61,"schema_data":62,"social_meta":120,"head_meta":122,"extra_data":124,"updated_unix":126},105,"en","how-to-create-an-apa-essay-template-in-microsoft-word-on-a-pc","How to Create an APA Essay Template in Microsoft Word on a PC","","Guide for creating an APA-formatted essay template in Microsoft Word on a Windows PC. Walks through opening Word and saving a template, selecting Times New Roman 12, configuring paragraph spacing and double line spacing, and building the cover page with centered title elements. Covers setting the header with the running head on page one, linking and unlinking headers across pages, formatting the Abstract section alignment, adding the References page with hanging indentation, and saving the finished template for later reuse.",{"@graph":63,"@context":119},[64,80,102],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":46,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/paper-templates/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/how-to-create-an-apa-essay-template-in-microsoft-word-on-a-pc/350742/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/how-to-create-an-apa-essay-template-in-microsoft-word-on-a-pc/350742.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Connor ","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-13","2026-09-22",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":101},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",7,{"@type":103,"mainEntity":104},"FAQPage",[105,111,115],{"name":106,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":108},"What software and Windows requirements are needed to create the APA template?","Question",{"text":109,"@type":110},"The steps require Microsoft Word 2007 or later on a Windows PC, plus basic familiarity with Word and a computer.","Answer",{"name":112,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":113},"How do you set the correct font and spacing for the APA template?",{"text":114,"@type":110},"Use Times New Roman 12, open Paragraph settings to disable adding space between same-style paragraphs, set Before and After to 0pt, and change line spacing to Double.",{"name":116,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What changes are needed for the header across page one and page two?",{"text":118,"@type":110},"On page one, include the running head text with correct capitalization. On page two, unlink the header from the previous page and remove “Running head:” so only the title in caps remains.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":121,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":123,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":125,"site_id":56},350742,1791001210,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":128},{"doc_id":125,"user_id":129,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":9,"category_id":45,"category_name":46,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":101,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":47,"language":136,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":140,"read_time":73},687207022233,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_155a257f0dc6eb9ab79c44ca47cae57d","How to Create an APA Essay Template in Microsoft Word on a PC  \nThis document will teach you how to create a Microsoft Word document template for quickly creating essays in APA format. It will save you several minutes of formatting time whenever you need to write an APA-style essay. All you will need to get started is some basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and a computer that runs the Windows operating system and has Microsoft Word 2007 or later installed.  \nGetting Started  \n1. On your PC, find and open Microsoft Word. This will give you a blank document.  \n2. Click on the File tab in the upper-left corner and click New.  \n3. Under Available Templates, click My Templates.  \n4. Select Template in the lower-right corner of the dialog box and click OK.  \n5. You should now see an open blank document called “Template1 .”  \nSetting the Font and Spacing  \n1. On the Home tab, in the Font section, select Times New Roman 12.  \n2. From the Home tab, open the Paragraph dialog box by clicking the grey arrow in the lower-right corner of the Paragraph section.  \n3. Check the box labeled “Don’t add space between paragraphs ofthe same style.”  \n4. Set the amount of space added Before and After to 0pt.  \n5. Change the Line Spacing to Double. Your options should now look like this:  \n6. Click OK.  \nFormatting the Cover Page  \n1. Press Enter until the cursor is about 1/3 of the way down the page.  \n2. On the Home tab, in the Font section, select the Center option or hit Ctrl + E on your  \nkeyboard.  \n3. Type “Title” and hit Enter.  \n4. Type your first and last name and hit Enter.  \n5. Type the full name of your college and hit Enter. Your cover page should look like this:  \nFormatting the Header  \n1. Double-click near the top of the document to open the Header.  \n2. Type “Running head: TITLE.” Pay close attention to capitalization!  \n3. Press the Tab key twice to move the cursor to the right side of the page.  \n4. On the Header & Footer Tools tab, in the Header & Footer section, click Page Number, select Current Position, and then select Plain Number (the first option) .  \n5. Select everything in the Header, including the page number, and change the font to Times New Roman 12. Your cover page header should now look like this:  \n6. Double-click outside of the Header to close it.  \n7. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup section, click Breaks and select Next Page.  \n8. On the second page of the template, double-click near the top to open the Header.  \n9. On the Header & Footer Tools tab, in the Navigation section, click Link to Previous to deselect it.  \n10. Delete the text “Running head:” from the header, leaving only “TITLE.”  \n11. Double-click outside the Header to close it. Your header on page one should be unchanged, and your header on page two should look like this:  \nFormatting the Abstract  \n1. On page two of your document, with your text still centered, type “Abstract” and hit  \nEnter.  \n2. On the Home tab, in the Font section, select the Align Text Left option or hit Ctrl + L on your keyboard.  \n3. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup section, click Breaks and select Next Page. You should now be on page three. This section will hold the body of your paper.  \nFormatting the References Page  \n1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup section, click Breaks and select Next Page. You should now be on page four.  \n2. On the Home tab, in the Font section, select the Center option or hit Ctrl + E on your  \nkeyboard.  \n3. Type “References” and hit Enter.  \n4. On the Home tab, in the Font section, select the Align Text Left option or hit Ctrl + L on your keyboard.  \n5. Select the entire page below the word “References.”  \n6. On the Home tab, open the Paragraph dialog box by clicking the grey arrow in the lower right corner of the Paragraph section.  \n7. Under Indentation, select Hanging. Click OK.  \nSaving Your Template  \n1. From the File menu, click Save.  \n2. Give your template a name and click Save.  \nCongratulations! You have succ","cbCaioKjWw0d34MR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioKjWw0d34MR","pdf",373340,"English","# Getting Started\n# Setting the Font and Spacing\n# Formatting the Cover Page\n# Formatting the Header\n# Formatting the Abstract\n# Formatting the References Page\n# Saving Your Template\n# Using Your Template","[{\"question\":\"What software and Windows requirements are needed to create the APA template?\",\"answer\":\"The steps require Microsoft Word 2007 or later on a Windows PC, plus basic familiarity with Word and a computer.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you set the correct font and spacing for the APA template?\",\"answer\":\"Use Times New Roman 12, open Paragraph settings to disable adding space between same-style paragraphs, set Before and After to 0pt, and change line spacing to Double.\"},{\"question\":\"What changes are needed for the header across page one and page two?\",\"answer\":\"On page one, include the running head text with correct capitalization. On page two, unlink the header from the previous page and remove “Running head:” so only the title in caps remains.\"}]","How to Create an APA Essay Template in Microsoft Word on a PC | PDF",1790090846]