Academic Writer

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 

• Basic Paper
• Empirical Paper
• Theoretical Paper
• Meta Analysis Paper
• Multiexperiement Paper
• Case Study Paper
• Reaction Paper
• Literature Review Paper
• Methodological Paper

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

• Add references to your paper from the "Cite References" tab below the paper editor.
• Search or browse from My References view and use the checkboxes to +Add to Paper. 
• Toggle between your Paper Reference List (references you've already added to that specific paper) and My References (your entire collection of references) from the drop down menu or +Add New Reference if needed.

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:

• Parenthetical or
• Narrative, meaning you've incorporate parts of the citation into your own writing?
• A direct quotation? If so, make sure to include the page number. If you aren't sure, look for examples in the "learn" section of Academic Writer.  Your formatted citation will be inserted correctly in the location you selected.