Welcome to APA 101 – the quick, practical course for getting an APA 7 student paper done without the guesswork. This series is short and focused, so we won’t waste time – it’ll give the exact rules and the clear steps that actually help when the deadline is looming.
PERRLA created and sponsored these lessons because we build software that takes care of all the formatting for you, so your time & energy can go into writing a solid paper. These videos and articles teach the rules of the APA 7th Edition format so it makes sense whether or not you use PERRLA.
In each lesson, we’ll show you what matters in an APA 7 student paper and how to make it easy to apply. Lessons move from the first blank page through the final checks for your paper. We’ll cover the basic page setup, the title page, the body pages and headings, then references and in-text citations, and finishing with writing tips, plagiarism avoidance, & a final clean-up pass.
We make sure the advice is always practical and useful for students approaching their first (or one hundredth) APA 7 paper. At the end of each article, you'll find a checklist of the big points to cover & a link to download our APA 7 Checklist.
While you can follow the lessons in order to build a paper step by step, we’ve also designed this to be flexible. You can jump around or dig into a single topic when you run into a problem. Following along in a word processor while you’re watching is a great way to get your paper formatted perfectly.
We’ve built this course for everyone – not just our users. But, if you want to make sure your formatting is always spot on, you can rely on PERRLA to handle every part of the APA 7 guidelines for you. You can try it completely free for 7 days (no credit card or sneaky charges at all).
So, thanks for checking out PERRLA’s APA 101 course. Let’s get started with the first lesson – how to set up a basic APA 7 page.
Using PERRLA
At no point during the APA 101 series does a student have to use PERRLA. But, we are here all along the way to help students when they need it. PERRLA can handle the APA formatting so you can put all of your energy into writing a solid paper (not getting lost in the formatting weeds).
You can check out a short demo of how or Microsoft Word Add-in works below:
Download PERRLA's APA 7 Checklist
It's a lot to remember all the rules, and if you aren't letting PERRLA do the formatting for you, use our brief checklist for your next APA 7 paper. Click here to get your copy now!
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Note for instructors & students: This series targets APA 7 student papers and is designed to be shared with classes.