


Instructions for both PERRLA for Word and PERRLA Online are included below. More information about PERRLA's interaction with Word's content controls can be found at this link: ) Therefore, it is advised that you do not edit the hyperlinks until you are completely finished with your paper. (Note: These instructions require that you remove the content controls that place the references into the paper. This can be accomplished, but it will require a few extra steps.

If a situation arises where you need the hyperlinks to appear as plain text instead, don't fret. By default, they will be presented with blue underlined font. Since APA 7 requires live hyperlinks, PERRLA automatically formats them as such. Links should be live if the work is to be published or read online.It is acceptable to use either the default display settings for hyperlinks in your word-processing program (e.g., usually blue font, underlined) or plain text that is not underlined.Present both DOIs and URLs as hyperlinks (i.e., beginning with " or " Because a hyperlink leads readers directly to the content, it is not necessary to include the words "Retrieved from" or "Accessed from" before a DOI or URL.Section 9.35 of the APA 7 Publication Manual states: If you are seeing blue underlined hyperlinks in the reference section of your APA 7 paper, this is by design.
