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APA Running Head: Title & Formatting Guidelines for Word & Google Docs, Lecture notes of Technical Writing

Bemidji State University (BSU)Technical Writing

A comprehensive guide on creating an apa running head for your document or book. It covers the definition of a running head, the requirements for an apa running head, and step-by-step instructions for inserting a running head using microsoft word and google docs.

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How do I create an APA running head in Google Docs?
How do I create an APA running head in Microsoft Word?
What is the purpose of an APA running head?

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RUNN ING HEAD GUID E

WH AT IS AN A PA ST YL E R UNN ING HE AD ?

A ru nning head is a headin g prin ted a t the top o f e ac h page of a do cum en t

or book. An APA run ning hea d c on si st s of a paper’s t itle -or a s horten ed

versi on of a p aper ’s titl e- t yped i n all capi tal l etters . This tit le is t yp ed i n

th e header a rea o f the doc um ent and a li gned flu sh l eft.

If y ou r title is m ore than 50 cha ra cters (inc ludi ng sp ac es and pun ctua tion ) a sh ort en ed ver sion of the tit le

is r eq uire d. A PA als o r eq ui re s th at th e phra se “ Ru nning head:” a ppe ar w it hou t qu otat ion mark s pr ior t o th e

fi rs t use of t he r unni ng hea d. T his is m ost fr eq uent ly se en o n the titl e page .

HO W T O I NSERT AN A PA ST YLE RU NNI NG HEA D USI NG MI CR OSO FT WO RD OR GOOG LE DO CS

1. Use the I NS ER T fu ncti on i n M ic ro soft W ord or Go og le D ocs to i nser t a pag e number in th e to p r ig ht

corne r of t he d ocum ent.

2. Sele ct “D if ferent Fir st Pa ge ” in t he W ord tool bar or “Diff ere nt first p age ” ju st bel ow t he G oogl e Do cs

he ad er .

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RUNNING HEAD GUIDE

WHAT IS AN APA STYLE RUNNING HEAD?

A running head is a headin g prin ted at the top of each page of a document o r book. An APA r u nn i ng he a d c o ns i st s of a pa pe r ’s t i tl e - or a s h or te ne d vers i on o f a p ap er ’s t it l e- ty pe d i n a ll capi tal lette rs. Thi s ti t le i s typ ed i n the header area of the document and a l ig ne d f l u sh l ef t. If y o ur ti t le i s m or e t h a n 50 cha racters (in cl u di ng sp a ce s an d pu n ct u at i on ) a s h ort en e d ver s io n of t he t it l e is re qu ir ed. A PA a ls o r e qu ir es t ha t th e phr a se “ Running head: ” appe ar wi t ho u t qu o ta t i on mark s pr ior t o t he fir st u se of t he ru n ni ng he ad. Th i s is mo s t fr eq u en t ly s ee n o n th e ti t le p age.

HOW TO INSERT AN APA STYLE RUNNING HEAD USING MICROSOFT WORD OR GOOGLE DOCS

Use t he I NSERT func t i on i n M i cr os of t W or d or G o og le D o cs t o i ns er t a page number in t he t o p r i gh t c orn er of t he d oc um e nt.
Sel e ct “ D ifferent Fi rst Page ” in t he W or d to o l ba r or “ D ifferent firs t page ” j us t be l ow t he G o og l e D oc s he ad er.

 If us i ng G oo g le D o cs , i t may be n ec es s ary to se le c t H eaders & Footers on t h e F O R MA T dro p d ow n m en u. S pe c ify 0.5 inc he s fr om t o p in th e di a lo g ue b ox.

In t he u pp er le ft c or ner of t he he a der , typ e “R u nn i ng he a d:” w it h ou t q u o ta t io n m ark s.
Ad d a s pa c e af t er th e c o l on. Pre ss t he C APS key t o t ur n on c ap s l o ck. Ty pe t he t i tl e or sh or te ne d vers i on o f t h e t i t le i n a l l c ap i ta l le t ter s. No t e: T h e s h or te ne d vers i on o f t h e t i t le s ho u ld no t ne c es sa ri ly be t he f i rst wor d s of th e ti t le. I t sh o ul d r ef le c t th e s u bj e ct of t he w ork. Do n o t u s e par t ia l w ord s.
C opy t he T I TLE bu t N OT th e “ R un n in g he ad :”
Use t he t a b key or s pa c e bar t o m ov e th e cur s or t o t h e r ig ht s id e of t he pa ge. On t h e s am e li ne as y o ur ti t le , i n th e up per ri gh t c or ner , ad d a nu mb er on e ( 1).
Ens ure t h e ty p efa c e a n d fo n t s iz e ar e c on s is te n t wi t h th o se u se d in t he t ext (T im e s N ew R om an , 12 pt .)
Go t o t he se c o nd p ag e o f yo ur d oc um en t.
D ou b le - c li ck i n th e he ad er a n d p l ac e y o ur cur s or t o th e lef t of t h e p ag e nu mb er.
PAS TE th e co p ie d t it l e a nd e ns ure t he f on t si ze an d typ ef a ce are c orr e ct.
Use t he t a b key or sp a ce bar t o a li gn t he ti t le t o t he l ef t m arg in. Th e pa ge nu mb er st ay s on t he ri gh t.
C lo s e t h e h ea d er b y d o u bl e - cl i ck in g i n t o th e b o d y of t he d o cu me nt.