About

The APA Style Sheet was developed in MS Word 98 at the University of Miami by Edward P. Asmus, Ph.D.  It consists of all the basic styles required to produce the sample document contained in the 4th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.  The style sheet is an MS Word Template that contains initial setup for typing a complete APA Style article.

The accompanying APA Style Explanation document is another MS Word 98 Template that contains callouts that explain how to use the APA Style Sheet.
If you have a problem, please email Ed Asmus at ed.asmus@miami.edu.

Automated Templates

The automated templates provide automatic insertion of paper title, running headings, headings, and author information at startup.  The author information is aligned as designated in the APA Manual with no effort on the part of the user.  Type in the information requested in the dialog box that opens at startup, and the system will make all appropriate insertions and formatting.  Two special toolbars are installed when the template is run:  Formating Toolbar and Table Formatting Toolbar.  These toolbars greatly speed the formatting of APA Style documents.
 

Automated APA Style Sheet Installation Instructions	MS Word File (41K)
Automated APA Style Sheet for Macintosh	MS Word File (113K)
Automated APA Style Sheet for PC	MS Word File (112K)

Original Templates

Click on the template file type to download.
 

APA Style Sheet	MS Word File (19K)	Stuff It File (5K)
APA Style Sheet Explanation	MS Word File (27K)	Stuff It File (8K)
APA Style Sheet and Explanation		Stuff It File (12K)

 

Place the downloaded templates into the folder called "Templates" inside the "Microsoft Office" (either 97 or 98) folder.  In Office 2000 this location is inside the Windows folder.  You can put the files into one of the folders in "Templates" or you can put the files into a folder you create in "Templates."  This will cause the templates to appear under the tab with the same name as the folder when you select New from under the File menu of Microsoft Word.

Problem Found.  If you download using the straight MS Word files, the MS Word file type information is lost.  To correct the problem once the file is on your system, open with Word and Save As... a template file.

Once the APA Style templates have been placed inside the "Templates" folder, run Microsoft Word (97, 98, or 2000).  Then, select New from under the File menu (do not use a keyboard shortcut--this will not cause the templates dialog box to open).  Click on the tab with the name of the folder in which you placed the templates.  Finally, double-click the desired template.