PS 322: APA Citation Style

APA Running Header

How to Create an A.P.A. 6th edition Style Running Header in Microsoft Word

1. Double-click at top of page to make header appear
2. Under Design tab, click on box that says Different First Page
3. Click on button that says Page Number
4. Select Top of Page then Plain Number 1
5. Type your running header in front of the page number
6. After typing title, hit the TAB key to move page number to right margin
7. Click outside of header and go to second page of document
8. Double-click at top of page to make header appear again
9. Click on button that says Page Number
10. Select Top of Page then Plain Number 1
11. Type your title only this time
12. After typing title, hit the TAB key to move page number to right margin (it should say page 2 this time)
13. Click outside of header and view remaining pages of document to verify that header is different from first page and that pages are all in proper numerical order