How to Number Pages Using APA Style

APA Style refers to the guidelines the American Psychological Association gives in its "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association." Writers working in the areas of medicine and the social sciences are the most likely to make use of these guidelines, which establish how you should format your paper and how you should cite your primary and secondary sources. Whether you are preparing your paper for publication or handing it in to a teacher or professor, you will need to number your pages correctly using APA Style.

Instructions

1. • 1

     Set your font to 12 point Times New Roman. All text, including page numbers, must be this style.

   • 2

     Create a header 1-inch from the top margin.

   • 3

     Place "Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER" flush left. On subsequent pages, remove the phrase "Running head" but keep your title. For example, Running head: CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY (on the first page) and CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY (on subsequent pages).

   • 4

     Put page numbers flush right in your header. For example, Running head: CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY 1 (on the first page), and CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY 2 (on subsequent pages).