Nursing students write in American Psychological Association (APA) Style. APA style is an editorial style that the social and behavioral sciences have adopted to present written material in the field. The APA style includes rules or guidelines that the student follows to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material.
York College nursing students may use an APA template to help them format their written assignments. The template sets up a blank document in APA 6th edition format and automatically formats the reference list.
APA resources on the web
How to access the APA template
The APA Template is available on computers in all YCP computer labs.
To open the template, click:
Office Button - New - My Templates - APA6thEd.wiz - OK
Print instructions in pdf format
Additional APA commands can be found under APA menu.
WARNING! Do only what the template asks you to do. For example, don't press Enter after typing title, author, etc. Don't put periods after page numbers in references unless the template shows it in the example.
What the APA template will do
Sets the proper margins and line spacing
Creates a title page
Creates an abstract page (optional), body of the paper, and reference page
Puts the running head on every page
Inserts short title and page number on upper right corner of every page
Indents first line of new paragraph
Assists in formatting the reference page
Inserts citations in the body of your paper
Formats subheadings
Changes the font of the entire document
Using the template after you've typed the body of your paper
1. Start a new document using the template
2. Save the new document
3. Copy the body of your paper and paste it into the new document in this way:
Paste – Paste Special – Unformatted Text
Complete instructions
To read complete instructions, click:
Office Button - New – My Templates – APA 6th Ed Template Instructions - OK