7Quick and easy to understand guidelines on APA and MLA formatting in tables for students. Quick reference tables can speed up your academic writing process allowing you to focus on the quality of the paper to succeed in studying. Guidelines include introduction to APA and MLA, general rules, header (running head), title page, paper layout, table of contents, abstract page, body (introduction, discussion, conclusion), footnotes and endnotes, abbreviations, headings, in-text citations, and references / works cited list general formatting guidelines with examples.