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APA

Headings

Headings guidelines begin on page 47 of the APA Manual.

  • APA uses 5 levels of headings
  • Headings are short titles that organize your paper into sections 
  • Do not number the headings
  • The first section of the paper is understood to be the introduction, therefore do not begin the paper with an "Introduction" heading

Heading Levels

In Microsoft Word you can format the heading. Read the information here