The ETDR template uses these heading settings:.APA style believes chapter headings are 'titles', and heading levels 1-5 used inside the content.The APA blog's ' Five Essential Tips for APA Style Headings' shows the following formats for APA headings according to the sixth (and latest) edition of the APA manual. Problems can occur when the inline heading must be in the Table of Contents, because Microsoft Word wants to put the entire paragraph in.
This is known as an 'inline heading' or 'in-paragraph heading'. APA style headings and inline (in-paragraph) headingsĪPA style requires that third- to fifth-level headings be put inside paragraphs, as shown below.
