How to Use APA for Citations Within PowerPoint
Social sciences, such as communications and psychology, utilize a specific citation style in order to give credit to outside sources. The American Psychological Association, or APA, style of citation stipulates a set of rules and guidelines for citation, format and references within a work. When you're creating a PowerPoint presentation for a social science, you can use APA citation within the slides to properly bestow credit to the authors of any outside references employed to augment the presentation.
Instructions
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Using APA for Direct Quotations
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Type word-for-word the entire quote you wish to include on your presentation slide. If the quote is under 40 words, write it out as a regular sentence surrounded by quotation marks. If it's over 40 words, indent the entire quotation 1/2 inch from the left margin and write it out as a block of text. Do not include quotation marks around block quotes.
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Insert parentheses after the last word in the quote, and after any quotation marks.
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Type the author's last name in the parentheses, followed by a comma. The author's name does not need to be included if you referenced it directly prior to presenting the quote.
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Insert the year of publication after the comma. Following the year of publication, insert a second comma.
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Type the exact page number after the comma, preceded by a "p." For example, a direct quotation from author John Smith would appear as "(Smith, 2011, p.25)."
Using APA for a Summary
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Write the information that you have summarized from another person's work on your presentation slide. As you are paraphrasing, the text must not be a direct copy of the words used by the outside author. The summary must be in your words.
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Insert parentheses after the last word in the summary.
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Type the author's last name inside the parentheses, followed by a comma. If you referenced the name directly in the summary, it does not need to be included in the parentheses.
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Type the year of publication after the comma, completing the citation. For example, a summary of work by author John Smith would appear as "(Smith, 2011)." If desired, you may include the page number of the information you summarized, but it is not required.
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