Asked by shawda

What are the correct margins, font, and spacing for a college essay in APA style?


margins: 1 inch top and bottom, 1.5 inches both sides

font: 11 point Times

spacing: double-spaced


margins: 1 inch all around

font: 10 point

spacing: single or double spaced


margins: 2 inches top and bottom, 1 inch on sides

font: not specified

spacing: 1.5 spaced


margins: 1 inch all around

font: 12 point Times New Roman

spacing: double-spaced

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The fourth option is correct.

APA (7th ed.) basic formatting:
- Margins: 1 inch on all sides
- Font: 12‑point Times New Roman is the common/expected choice (APA also permits other readable fonts such as 11‑pt Calibri, 11‑pt Arial, 11‑pt Georgia, 10‑pt Lucida Sans Unicode, or appropriate LaTeX fonts)
- Spacing: double‑spaced throughout (including title, headings, body text, block quotes, and reference list)

(Also: left-align text, indent new paragraphs 0.5 inch, and follow your instructor’s specific requirements if they differ.)