A thorough explanation of APA format may be found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. If you expect to be writing many papers in APA format, you may wish to purchase a copy for your own reference. More information about the APA Publication Manual can be found here: https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition
*Many counterfeit copies of the 7th ed. have been reported. Here's where you can check to verify you copy is official: https://bit.ly/APA7_Verify
The above template will be sufficient for most student APA papers. When required by your professors to also use heading levels, consult the official APA Style website: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/headings or pages 47-49 in the APA Manual.
*Sample papers: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/sample-papers *Remember you will not be using the "Student" not the "Professional" version, unless your professor specifically requests it instead.
This 6 minute video explains how to use the APA student paper template for (APA 7th edition) to maintain the built in formatting.
APA Style Links
APA Style Homepage
Style and Grammar Guidelines
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines
Handouts and Guides
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/handouts-guides
Sample Papers
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/sample-papers
APA Style Tutorials and Webinars
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/tutorials-webinars
Back-To-School Resources for Students of APA Style: 2021 Edition
https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/back-to-school-2021
Interactive
Academic Writer Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style-
https://extras.apa.org/apastyle/basics-7e/
APA Style workbook sample
https://courses.acrobatiq.com/en-us/courseware/contents/apa_style_workbook_sample
Research Article Activity
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/apa-style-research-activity.pdf
Clarifications
Paper Format
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format
In-Text Citations: Author-Date Citation System
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/basic-principles/author-date
Reference Guide for Journal Articles, Books, and Edited Book Chapters
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf
How to alphabetize “a,” “an,” and “the” in APA Style references
https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/alphabetize-nonsignificant-words
Capitalization—Explains Title Case and Sentence Case
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/capitalization