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This page contains important information on how best to handle your papers and writing needs for your course.
Introduction to APA’s Academic Writer
Academic Writer, a service put forth by the American Psychological Association, is a service that can both be used to manage your references as you write your papers as well as to help you format your paper in APA style. During your time as a matriculated student, you can access Academic Writer to help you with your work.
How to Access Academic Writer
To access Academic Writer, navigate to the Library home page (Links to an external site.). In the “Writing Center” dropdown menu, select the bottom option called “APA Academic Writer”. This will give you an option to sign in. Academic Writer must verify you have permission to use the service.
Click here for a tutorial on how to access Academic Writer and create an account.
Creating and Managing Your APA Academic Writer Account
To fully access all the services that Academic Writer has to offer, you will need to set up an Academic Writer account. Otherwise, you will not be able to save papers or references.
On the upper right, select the “Welcome” dropdown menu and select “Log in”. If you previously have an account, here is where you can sign in, but otherwise, you will need to click “Create an Account.” Then fill in your information, and agree to the terms, and submit.
About Academic Writer
Academic Writer has much for you to explore and discover that might be helpful to you. The following tabs are described below.
The Learn Tab – This tab has many tutorials, quizzes, and guides that you can watch to learn about APA style and academic writer. For the quizzes you will need to take on APA style and for your research needs, the 7th edition of the APA manual has the final say and includes what you need to know.
The Reference Tab – This tab is where you can go in order to store, organize, and manage your references that you would like to include in your papers.
The Write Tab – This tab is where you can go to store, organize, and manage your papers.
Academic Writer Tips & Updates
It is better for you to begin papers in APA Academic Writer and export it to Word for finishing, rather than to begin papers in Word and import into Academic Writer. To get the most out of the service, use APA Academic Writer first to begin your paper.