How to Do PowerPoint in APA
Giving credit where credit is due is a common task in research papers, reports and other printed publications, but is also a worthwhile undertaking in digital documents such as Microsoft PowerPoint electronic slideshows. When creating a PowerPoint, use the American Psychological Association’s guidelines for citations and references, which are explicit in their formatting, punctuation and determination on what to include where. Using the APA for a PowerPoint ensures you cover all your bases while attributing your work.
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Instructions
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Create Citations in PowerPoint
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Open Microsoft PowerPoint. Click into the “Click to add subtitle” text box on the slide PowerPoint created for you and press the “Delete” key to remove it. This is optional, but it just gets in the way of practicing APA-style writing.
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Click into the “Click to add title” text box. Type the name of the presentation. According to the Purdue University Online Writing Laboratory, titles in APA style should be 12 or fewer words.
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Press the “Enter” key twice to create double-spacing. Type your first name, middle initial and last name.
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Click the “New Slide” button on the “Home” tab. Click into the title box on the slide. Type “References.”
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Click into the main text box on the slide. Cite an online article from your presentation by typing the author’s last name and first initial. Type an open parenthesis and the year, followed by a closed parenthesis and a period. Type the name of the article and a period. Type the name of the periodical, with the volume or issue number. Type the words “Retrieved from” and the website, including “http://www” where you got the article. Highlight the name of the publication and the volume number. Click the “I” icon in the “Font” section of the ribbon to italicize the periodical name.
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Press the “Enter” key to drop to a new line or twice to leave a line of space.
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Cite a book you used in the presentation by typing the author’s name, followed by a comma and a first initial, then a period. Type an open parenthesis and the year the book was published, followed by a closed parenthesis and a period. Type the name of the book and a period. Type the location the book was published, followed by a colon, the name of the publishing company and a period. Highlight the name of the book. Click the “I” icon in the “Font” section of the ribbon to italicize the periodical name.
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Highlight all of the text on the slide. Click the “Home” tab if it is not enabled. Click the “Font size” menu and choose “12.” Choose “Times New Roman” from the “Font” menu if it is not used by default. Save your presentation.
Cite a PowerPoint Presentation
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Type the last name of the lecturer or creator of the PowerPoint presentation. Type the person's first initial, followed by a period. Include the creation year in parentheses.
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Type the name of the PowerPoint presentation -- do not put a period. Italicize the title by highlighting it and clicking the “I” icon in the “Font” section of the ribbon. Type [PowerPoint Slides] as the file format after the title, and place a period after the closing bracket.
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Write "Retrieved from" followed by the website address where you accessed the slides.
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