Style Guides and Tutorials

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Style Guides

Here are some of our most requested guides. Many more exist. Check your assignment or your discipline’s publication guidelines.

Tutorials

  • APA Style Tutorial – Tutorials and Webinars, Handouts and Guides, and Sample Papers (from the APA)
  • MLA Style Overview – MLA 9th edition guide from the Purdue OWL (PowerPoint presentation)
  • Formatting APA in Microsoft Word: APA student paper format setup in Microsoft Word (audio/video), approx. 6 minutes (from University of North Carolina Libraries)
  • Formatting MLA in Microsoft Word: MLA format setup in Microsoft Word (audio/video), approx. 4 minutes (from University of Maryland Global Campus Library)

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