How to Cite Paraphrased Material From a Book in PowerPoint Text

Presenting PowerPoint properly includes several steps.

Citing sources is an incredibly important part of presenting another person's material. If the source of material is not cited in a report, essay, book or any other written form, the reader can infer that the content is original and will attribute the findings to the author. If the information is not yours, and was pulled from somewhere else without citing it, that is plagiarism. Plagiarism is taking the work of another and passing it off as your own. It is a highly unethical, and in some cases illegal activity, which is why citing your sources is so important.

Instructions

1. According to the Purdue Online Writing Lab, which outlines the American Psychological Association (APA) Guidelines: "If you are paraphrasing an idea from another work, you only have to make reference to the author and year of publication in your in-text reference, but APA guidelines encourage you to also provide the page number (although it is not required.)" This applies to electronic presentations.

2. Additionally, the reference will need to appear in its entirety at the end of the PowerPoint presentation, on a page labeled as "Resources." List all resources used in the presentation on this page accordingly.

3. List the book in the reference section according to the Purdue OWL, APA Guidelines, as listed on their website: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

   Note: For "Location," you should always list the city and the state using the two-letter postal abbreviation without periods (New York, NY). An example would be: Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

References

• Purdue OWL: In Text Citations: Paraphrasing
• Purdue OWL: APA Book Citation