SMRTguides are quick how-to guides for common APA style conventions, Microsoft Word formatting requirements, and other aspects of writing the capstone. The Walden University editors created SMRTguides as step-by-step instructions with screenshots.

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Help With Writing Specific Sections in the Capstone

Presenting Data: Tables, Figures, and Qualitative Data

Table of Contents and Other Formatting

Crediting Sources: Citation and Reference Formatting

Paragraph-Level Writing

Postcapstone Writing

Grammar Checks and Strategies