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APA Resources

What Is APA? Click here to find out.
NEW! Link to APA Style Help by the American Psychological Association. The APA provides excellent resources on its APA Style site. However, the site can be difficult to navigate. To make location of pertinent resources easier, the Twin Cities Writing Center has selected resources and provided direct links so that you do not have to search the site. Click on APA Style Help above.
Introduction to the APA and Other Writing Tips for the new 6th edition Search the index Click image to download booklet for printing. Set printer for double-sided. Note that the booklet is lengthy (70 pages) and can take some time to download.
Updates and corrections to Introduction to the APA and Other Writing Tips
Writing APA References for Electronic Sources 2007 The TC Writing Center's version of the 2007APA updates to electronic source citation. We have customized the guidelines to fit Saint Mary's research databases.
Using Microsoft Word for APA Tasks: MS Word 2007 Version Instructions for using Microsoft Word 2007 to achieve APA formatting standards. MS Word 1997-2003 Verson A section taken from Introduction to the APA and other Writing Tips (downloadable above) containing instructions for using Microsoft Word to achieve APA formatting standards.
Introduction to the APA and Other Writing Tips 5th Edition Version [Click image to open]