Adding an Appendix to your Paper (Online)

In the current version of PERRLA Online, we do not have the ability to add an Appendix to your paper within the Online Editor.  This is a feature that is on our roadmap for future versions.

However, you can add an Appendix manually after you have exported your paper from PERRLA Online.

If your appendix requires APA or MLA specific items (like citations, figures, tables, etc.), you have two options for creating that content with PERRLA.

Option 1: Creating content in PERRLA Online before exporting (without PERRLA for Word)

This option allows you to write all of your content in PERRLA Online and then move it into an Appendix after it is exported.

1. Create the format specific content in the Editor in PERRLA Online
2. Export/download your paper as a .doc or .docx file
3. Add an Appendix to the paper
   1. Go to the very end of your paper.  
      You can do this on a PC by pressing Ctrl + End at the same time on your keyboard.
   2. Add a page break.  
      Press Ctrl + Enter on your keyboard at the same time to insert a new page break after the Reference section.
   3. Add the Appendix page heading
      On the first line of the Appendix page, it should say "Appendix" center-aligned.  A new normal paragraph should start on the next line.
4. Move the Appendix content 
   You can do this by copying and pasting the content from the body of the paper into the new Appendix page.

And that's it!

Option 2: Export the paper and use PERRLA for Word to write the Appendix content

The second option lets you create your paper and then use PERRLA for Word to create the APA/MLA specific content in an Appendix page you create. 

As part of your PERRLA subscription, you get access to PERRLA Online and PERRLA for Word.  You can download the latest version of PERRLA for Word by logging into your PERRLA account and clicking Download PERRLA for Word.

In this method, you still have to create the Appendix manually.

Here's how you can do this after finishing the body of your paper:

1. Go to the Export/Print tab
   This is the final tab inside your paper in PERRLA Online.
2. Select your export options for a .doc or .docx file
3. Select either Word for PC or Word for Mac in the Compatibility section
   Select the option that corresponds to your version of PERRLA for Word.
4. Click Export Paper
5. Open PERRLA for Word
6. Import your exported Paper
   Click here to see how to import a paper in PERRLA for Word (Windows) or click here for instructions on importing a paper in PERRLA for Word (Mac).
7. Once imported, open the imported paper
8. Add an Appendix to the paper
   1. Go to the very end of your paper.  
      You can do this on a PC by pressing Ctrl + End at the same time on your keyboard.
   2. Add a page break.  
      Press Ctrl + Enter on your keyboard at the same time to insert a new page break after the Reference section.
   3. Add the Appendix page heading
      On the first line of the Appendix page, it should say "Appendix" center-aligned.  A new normal paragraph should start on the next line.
9. Write your Appendix's content using the PERRLA for Word for any APA/MLA elements