This page shows common tasks you need to do to properly format an APA paper, along with how to do them in the three most popular word processing programs: Word (both downloaded and Word Online), Google Docs, and Pages (for Mac).
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If your annotation has a hanging indent from the citation above it, first remove the hanging indent (Paragraph > More button > change Special to none) and then use the increase indent icon. View a video of removing a hanging indent in Word.
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If your annotation has a hanging indent from the citation above it, first remove the hanging indent (More Paragraph Options > change Special Indent to none) and then use the increase indent option. View a video of removing a hanging indent in Word Online.
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If your annotation has a hanging indent from the citation above it, first remove the hanging indent (Format, Align & indent, Indentation options, change Special Indent to none) and then change the left indentation box to 0.5 for a half inch. View a video of removing a hanging indent in Google Docs.
The option to paste plain text means you can paste just the words from another source, without any formatting. This can be useful when pasting normally includes extra formatting, such as with generated citations in databases. Remember that you will need to go back and apply formatting like italics, as those will be stripped away also.
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