Your paper title does not count as a heading. It should be centered on the first page of the text, not bolded, using both uppercase and lowercase.
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APA Headings |
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Format |
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Centered, Boldface, Title Case Heading Text starts a new paragraph. |
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Flush left, Boldface, Title Case Heading Text starts a new paragraph. |
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Flush Left, Boldface Italic, Title Case Heading Text starts a new paragraph. |
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Indented, Boldface Title Case Heading Ending With a Period. Paragraph text continues on the same line as the same paragraph. |
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Indented, Boldface Italic, Title Case Heading Ending With a Period. Paragraph text continues on the same line as the same paragraph. |
From Purdue OWL web site.
These documents will help you format your paper in APA style.
| Document | Description |
| General Style Guide | Includes examples of print & electronic resources |
| Title Page | Shows how to format the title page of an APA paper |
| First Page | Shows how to format the first page of an APA paper |
| References | Shows how to format the References page in an APA paper |
| Formatting using Word | Shows how to set margins, type size, indents, and more in Microsoft Word |