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Section 4.26 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) discusses the advantages of writing from an outline such as improved flow, logic, and focus in your paper, but it does not provide a specific format for outlines.

A benefit of using an outline that the Manual mentions is that it makes it very easy to pinpoint the headings and subheadings you will use in your paper. For guidelines on how to format the headings and subheadings, please review the APA Style blog’s Headings Level Template: Student Paper This link opens in a new window.

Academic Support created a guide on how to create a formal outline This link opens in a new window.

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This information is intended to be a guideline, please be sure to speak to your professor about the appropriate way to cite sources in your class assignments and projects. This link opens in a new window

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American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

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