APA Style Helper 5.0: Software for New Writers in the Behavioral Sciences [CD-ROM]

American Psychological Association (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2004 | ISBN-10: 1591471370 | ISBN-13: 978-1591471370

This new version of our popular program includes all the features you have come to expect from previous versions of the APA-Style Helper. In addition it provides a number of new features such as, handles citations in text, has an organizer tool, includes custom toolbars.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA) (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591471370
• ISBN-13: 978-1591471370
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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92 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hunk o' junk, April 11, 2005

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Snaildarter "Snaildarter" (Bay Area, northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: APA Style Helper 5.0: Software for New Writers in the Behavioral Sciences (CD-ROM)

It took more than a half hour to download and install the Microsoft.NET software, which did heaven-only-knows-what to my computer. (I have broadband, and I'm not a novice.) Then the Style Helper software failed to install. There is NO SUPPORT for this product, no one to call, no technician who can help you troubleshoot. Their measly FAQ instructions: Download .NET again and start over. I think I'll start over toward the refund department.

84 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Eh, April 13, 2005

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Mark B. Nichols "Having Fun Without You" (Hebei, China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: APA Style Helper 5.0: Software for New Writers in the Behavioral Sciences (CD-ROM)

The nice thing about this program is that it takes care of many of the formatting issues for you, including appropriate citations and doing your reference page for you. So, especially for beginners, that is nice. The down side is that it isn't fully integrated with Word, but runs through it; thus creating a frankinstinean monster that may be effective, but certainly isn't pretty. It would be much better if it consisted of macros and templates within word, and it would be less complicated that way too. There is no option offered other than "modify citation" to cite quotations. Oh, and ZERO support for it. All in all I feel like it was a program either designed for a population that is notoriously lacking in computer savvy, but aimed primarily at students who know that computer programs can be better than this. It wasn't as cool as I expected, but I'm making it work for me.

94 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, March 8, 2004

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This review is from: APA Style Helper 5.0: Software for New Writers in the Behavioral Sciences (CD-ROM)

This is really crummy software. You can't copy the citations to put them in a word document, and the software is too difficult to use to create the entire manuscript. Go to one of the online OWLS for APA guidance and spend [money] on something that works.