NOTE: When referencing a PowerPoint presentation that cannot be retrieved (ie. a PowerPoint presentation that was shown in a lecture or meeting), it is considered personal communication and does not require a reference list entry. Click here to access citation rules for personal communication.
Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:
| Reference Information |
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). APA formatting and style guide [PowerPoint presentation]. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa |
| In-text Citation Guidelines |
Examples |
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1. Author(s) last name(s)/organization name and year of publication placed in brackets at the end of a paraphrased sentence. |
Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Purdue Online Writing Lab, n.d.). |
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2. Sentence beginning with author(s) last name(s)/organization name followed immediately by date in brackets; include slide # at the end of the quote. |
According to Purdue Online Writing Lab (n.d.), "consider this a direct quote" (slide 3). |
Remember, in-text citation formatting changes depending on a number of factors.
See Number and Type of Author(s), Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.