1.Click on "Write" on the tab off of the homepage).
2. Click on the link for "Start a New Paper"
3. Pick a template or blank paper. Templates include
3. Once you have selected a template, you will need to choose if this is for a student assignment or a professional manuscript.
4. Write your paper--You will be prompted to write the paper in APA format. Tabs at the bottom of the templates include formatting for citing references, tables, figures, footnotes an appendices.
5. References will need to inputted into Academic Writer's citation management system for you to include them in your paper.
5. Adding citations to your paper
6. Add in-text citations
Under the Insert tab within the template for writing the paper, choose Find and Cite Reference option.
You can also right-click to access the same menu at a specific location in the body of your paper.
When you cite a reference, answer a few questions that will affect formatting in the text of your paper. Is the citation: