clamp vice grips 72 to ceiling joists 74 to properly align the panel support apparatuses 30 a pencil or other mark is made across the ceiling joists 74 a distance from the wall header 76 equaling the length or width of the drywall sheet 78 to be hung for example if the drywall sheet is four feet wide a mark 80 is made using a framing square perpendicularly across the joists 74 four feet from the wall header 76 looking through the alignment window 70 the installer can align the mark 80 with alignment indicia 82 on the bottom surface 84 of the panel support apparatus 30 once the panel support apparatuses 30 are aligned and secured to the ceiling joists 74 the front edge 86 of the drywall sheet 78 is brought into contact with the sloped support members 44 46 and 48 the panel 78 may now be pushed up the sloped surfaces until the front edge 86 comes to rest on the panel support ledges 42 the drywall sheet 78 may now be adjusted as desired while fully supported along the front edge 86 the widths of the alignment ledge 40 and the panel support ledge 42 provide adjustment space 88 for the drywall sheet 78 once the installer is satisfied with the alignment of the drywall sheet.