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The main thing to remember is that the APA writing style guide is a general guide, not a set rules. Listen to your supervisor or teacher, because they mark the paper, and try not to be too bogged down in the details.
Know the format of your soon-to-be manuscript. Formatting your paper in APA style means paying attention to mechanical details such as typeface, line spacing, margins, and page headers.In order to get full marks on your assignment, you'll need to meet all of these requirements.1  Use a 12-pt serif typeface, like Times New Roman, for the text of your manuscript. Don't forget your header! 2  For this page, it's your title and page number. 3  In your abstract, be sure to include all the extras: your research topic, questions posed, information on participants, methods, results, analysis of data, and extra tidbits on your conclusion.