Starting a new paper (Add-in)

You create all of your APA, MLA, and Turabian papers from inside the PERRLA ribbon tab in Word.

Creating a new paper

1. Open a new Word document. 
2. Go to the PERRLA ribbon tab.
   If you don't see it, make sure you've installed the PERRLA Add-in. Learn how to install the PERRLA Add-in.
3. Click Create New Paper in the ribbon. 
4. Select your paper type.
   Choose from Research Paper, Discussion Post, Reference List, or Annotated Bibliography.
5. Enter the paper's information in the side panel.
   Along with the paper's title and your name, this is where you'll choose the paper format (APA, MLA, or Turabian).
6. Click Create Research Paper.
   Depending on the paper type selected in step 4, this button may also say Create Discussion Post, Create Reference List, or Create Annotated Bibliography.

PERRLA will create a new paper with all the proper formatting and styles.

Once your paper is created, you can close the original document. This means you can create new papers from any Word document without losing what you already have open.