APA has a lot of rules for formatting and citing papers. They don't really have rules for when you are creating a presentation or infographic. What we recommend is a blending of the rules APA has set out for papers and best practices for creating presentations and infographics. Show In other words, you are going to bend the rules of APA to what looks best in your presentation. For example, the initial slide of your PowerPoint should contain the same information as your title page. The formatting will probably be different as 10-12 point font (as required by papers) is probably too small to be easily read during a presentation. You also probably don't want full paragraphs on your slides. People end up reading the slide, rather than listening to you, and it is visually unappealing. You still need to cite! Yes, that includes images. Unless they are stock or clip art images from within the program you are using, you will need an in-text citation and corresponding reference. Visit the other sections of this guide for examples on how to cite. If your instructor has provided any guidelines, follow them. This video provides a great example on how to create a PowerPoint incorporating APA guidelines. A few things to clarify:
While not extensively covered in the APA Style 7th Edition manual, the APA website's page on citing PowerPoint slides does briefly address applying APA Style to a PowerPoint you are making for an assignment. In general, many rules and guidelines on the citation of sources or writing style can be adapted to make an effective presentation formatted in APA Style, at least as much as PowerPoint can allow given the differences between a slide presentation and an academic paper. For example, a common element you may be asked to include is a References slide at the end of your presentation, similar to the References section of your academic papers. However, since APA Style wasn't developed for PowerPoint, Google Slides, or other slide presentation software, there may be some instances where there isn't a specific rule governing what you want to do. About this point, APA advises that "decisions about font size, amount of text on a slide, color scheme, use of animations, and so on are up to writers; these details are not specified as part of APA Style." In general, if you are asked to apply APA Style to your PowerPoint presentation, if a rule can be reasonably adapted you should try to follow it, but there may be some situations where rules are not clear or be cumbersome to follow. In these cases, it will be up to you to decide how best to proceed and we advise working with your instructor in these instances for their preferences on what to do. For an example of how to integrate APA Style 7th Edition rules into your PowerPoint presentation, including how to set up the title slide and a references list slide, see the video below from the PG Writing Center. Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:
Remember, in-text citation formatting may change depending on a number of factors. See Number of Authors, Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information. How do you cite a PowerPoint in APA 7th edition no author?When there is no author, provide the title of the PowerPoint. If the title is short, provide the full title. If it's long, provide the first few words. When there is no date for the PowerPoint, use the initials “n.d.”
How do you cite lecture slides in APA 7th edition?Last name of professor, Initial of first name. Year of publication, if no date, then n.d. Title of PowerPoint in italics [PowerPoint slides]. URL of PowerPoint.
How do I cite my professor's PowerPoint in APA?APA recommends citing PowerPoint slides from class as follows: Last name, first initials of professor. (year of PowerPoint). Title of PowerPoint presentation [PowerPoint slides].
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How to cite a powerpoint presentation in apa 7th edition
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