Thus, students should have good access to a copy of it and use it as a reference when writing papers. Doing reference lists and citations of references in the text may well be unfamiliar and difficult for students so the APA Manual will need to be consulted frequently. The Colorado State University Thesis Manual is an important source for the appropriate format of dissertations as well as theses. However, there are several ways in which a professional paper, thesis or dissertation should differ from the style or format specified in the APA manual, which is designed for manuscripts that are to be submitted for consideration by a journal and for easy editing.
Readability takes precedence over convenience for editing in most student papers.
Author discretion and judgment are required. You may use two spaces between sentences as is traditional in typing. To help the reader, insert each table or figure on the next available page after it is first mentioned in the text. Never split a table or figure across two pages unless it is unavoidable. Note that table titles go at the top of the table.