How to format an appendix:

1. You may have more than one appendix (aka appendices)
2. Each appendix should deal with a separate topic.
3. Each appendix must be referred to by name in bold font (Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, etc.)
4. Each appendix must be labeled with a letter (A, B, C, etc.)

Appendices should be designated with letters. The figures and tables are numbered in the straight numbering style. This means that the figures and tables are numbered consecutively throughout the document. The Appendices should follow the References/Bibliography unless your Appendices include citations or footnotes.

Each appendix should be mentioned (called out) at least once in the text by its label (e.g., “see Appendix A”). Place the appendix label and title in bold and centered on separate lines at the top of the page on which the appendix begins. Use title case for the appendix label and title.

The Appendix appears after the References list. If you have more than one appendix you would name the first appendix Appendix A, the second Appendix B, etc. The appendices should appear in the order that the information is mentioned in your essay.

The appendix (or appendices) goes after the reference list or bibliography in your assignment. This places it as the last thing within your assignment.

The appendix is supplemental material added to a paper to aid the reader in understanding your points, but can’t easily be worked into the text. If you choose to include an appendix in your paper, it should be at the end of your paper after the References page.

The Appendix or if there are more than one, Appendices, appear at the end of the document after the list of references. They include material which is too detailed to include in the main body of the report.

All items that are placed in an appendix must be cited in the body of your essay/report as Appendix. If there is more than one appendix, distinguish them using letters or numbers e.g. Appendix A, Appendix B or Appendix 1, Appendix 2 etc. Order the appendix items in the same order they are referred to in text.

Insert an automated cross-reference to an appendix

1. Place your cursor in the text where you want to insert the cross-reference.
2. Go to the References tab > Captions group, then click Cross-reference.
3. In the Reference type field, click the drop-down arrow and select Numbered item (first in the list).

Follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering, and then click the Outline Numbered tab.
2. Select one of the styles, for example, Chapter 1 (the last style choice).
3. In Level, click 7.
4. In the Number format field, type “Appendix”, and then press the spacebar to insert a space after the word “Appendix”.

Word: Add a separate list of appendices

1. Make sure you know the name of the style you use for the appendix headings.
2. Go to the References tab > Captions group.
3. Click Insert Table of Figures.
4. On the Table of Figures dialog box, click Options.
5. Select the style you use for the appendix headings from the styles list.

When citing an appendix you are including in your paper refer to a single appendix simply as Appendix. If you include an appendix, you should refer to it in the text of your paper. If you have more than one appendix add letters to differentiate them in the order they appear in your text.

The heading should be “Appendix,” followed by a letter or number [e.g., “Appendix A” or “Appendix 1”], centered and written in bold. Appendices must be listed in the table of contents [if used]. The page number(s) of the appendix/appendices will continue on with the numbering from the last page of the text.

If you wish to refer to an appendix in someone else’s work, then you note this, along with a page number if appropriate, in the citation in your text, for example: It has been shown (Walsh, 2010 Appendix A p. 2) that The book, journal article etc is referenced in the normal way in your reference list.