Academic Writer

Take a look at this Getting Started introduction to Academic Writer

Getting Started With Academic Writer

Learn about the three centers in Academic Writer and their key features.

Academic Writer

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Academic Writer has three areas that help you learn effective writing in APA Style

• LEARN: Learn to write with grace and precision. Consult these links from Welcome to the Learning Center for helping mastering the art of academic writing:
  • quick guides;
  • tutorials;
  • sample papers;
  • sample references;
  • sample tables;
  • sample figures.
• REFERENCE: At Welcome to the Reference Center, you can manage your reference library and add new references. Create your own APA Style references with forms in the reference generator.
• WRITE: At Welcome to the Writing Center, you can select one of our paper templates to begin writing. Use integrated research tools to plan your work. Enjoy the ease of comprehensive paper formatting and checking for common APA Style errors. This is where you can return to papers you have saved at Academic Writer

• Academic Writer – Accessing Publication Manual Content
• Academic Writer – Getting Started Guide
• Adding In-Text Citations
• Collaboration Basics
• Adding In-Text Citations
• Adding References
• Importing References From RIS Files

APA has a Youtube playlist that links to webinars that will help you get started.

• Starting Papers in Academic Writer (37 minutes)
• Academic Writer: Starting a Paper (3.5 minutes)
• Inserting References and In-Text Citations (3.5 minutes)