Q. How wide should my margins be in APA?

In general course papers, all margins should be set to 1 inch on each side of the paper.

All doctoral capstone studies have margin specifications for publication. Please use the doctoral capstone template for your program, or consult the Form and Style checklist for your program, which you may access by clicking on the program buttons on the left of the Doctoral Capstone Writing page, to ensure that you format your doctoral capstone per program guidelines.

Additional Resources:

• Doctoral capstone students might find it helpful to watch the 10-minute videos on using the templates, located on the program pages of the Doctoral Capstone Writing page.

• For help using the formatting features of Microsoft Word, visit the Academic Skills Center resources.

• See How do you set margins?

Further Questions?

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