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Summary: Style-Helper does not work
Review: After entering all of the required information in both the title page area and the reference area, the software fails to open the selected word processing program (Microsoft Word 2000). The references are lost if you try to modify them and they do not format properly. You cannot just print off the references, which I tried to do when Word would not open. Essentially all of my work was "lost" and I had to make multiple screen prints of the entries and try to recreate them from scratch. I am surprised that better quality control and testing was not done before marketing this product. I contacted "help" on the apa website on 1/26/02 and to date (2/17/02) have never had anything other than an automatic response to my inquiry for assistance. They promised to follow-up in 24 hours, but never did.
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Summary: A waste of money
Review: Guess I wasted my money on this software... it [stinks] big time. First of all, there is a HUGE update I have to download after installing the software from the CDROM. Then, the reference and citation capabilities really is really bad. Difficult and non=intuitiative at all, talk about user-friendly (or rather how not to do it correctly). Does NOT integrate into any word processor (MS Word) at all. It generates its files that you have to import from Word... ... like "ReferencePoint" and "StyleEase". Both are GREAT alternative to this [one]. Yeak! After spending my money on the APA book and then this CD, I am really [upset] at the quality of this software that these APA people produced...
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Summary: [stinks] big time
Review: Guess I wasted my money on this software... it [stinks] big time. First of all, there is a HUGE update I have to download after installing the software from the CDROM. Then, the reference and citation capabilities really is really bad. Difficult and non=intuitiative at all, talk about user-friendly (or rather how not to do it correctly). Does NOT integrate into any word processor (MS Word) at all. It generates its files that you have to import from Word... ... like "ReferencePoint" and "StyleEase". Both are GREAT alternative to this [one]. Yeak! After spending my money on the APA book and then this CD, I am really [upset] at the quality of this software that these APA people produced...
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Summary: Not very good, unless you know what you are doing!
Review: I bought this, because my proffesor told us that we had to switch from 4th edition APA to the 5th half-way during the semester, without instructions on what was new! Well, I found this a very hard program to use. I basically used it to do my references. I found it very hard to save my manual as a Word document. The instructions provided are not very easy to folow, and even when you have finished your manual, and saved it as a Word document, you will still have to play around with the Word doc to correct some of the "assumptions" that this program makes. All in all, this is good when you are in a pinch, but it is not reliable enough to use for all of your papers.
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Summary: TOTAL waste of money! It earns "Zero Stars" w/ determination
Review: I can only reiterate what everyone else has wrote, but if any potential buyer has any doubts about whether to purchase this program, let me put you at ease: don't. Maybe if you got it for free it might not seem like a complete waste of time and energy, but even then I'm not so sure. Very disappointing material coming from an organization as substantial as the APA! They should be ashamed of themselves.
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Summary: Very Limited Use
Review: I have only used this software to format my references. I found it very limited in it's use. If you're looking for a comprehensive software that will manage your references, this is not it. I also had trouble using it with my MAC Powerbook 3400c. It would not function properly and the technical support did not get back to after they advised me to download a patch and it would still not work.
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Summary: This is really a poor software program.
Review: I really can't think on any use for this program other then creating a reference list. And it really doesn't do that well. Once you download to Word, that's right I said download. It doesn't integrate. ANyway after the download, you are on your own. No more help. It can't automatically cite your references. It won't help with format of the body. The only pieces of the paper it set-up are the Title, Header and Abstract. Nothing else!! Really just not worth any money yet alone $$$. I now use Reference Point Software's APA Templates. It opened in word and can even cite for you. Stay away from APA Style Helper.
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Summary: Buy the APA Publication Manual Instead!!!!!
Review: Like everybody else says, this software is a waste of money! If you can only buy the APA publication manual or the software, then buy the manual. I had the 3rd edition of the manual from years ago and needed to write a paper for a class. Some classmates told me to download the APA manual instead of buying the manual. Well, I don't know what planet they're from, but unless you already have a clue about APA style, you're still going to need the reference book. Since this is a software product I didn't think to review Amazon reviews first. If I had, and I soooo wish I had, then I'd have the APA Manual, in book form in my hand right now and I'd be $10.00 richer. Argh!!!
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Summary: Buy the APA Publication Manual Instead!!!!!
Review: Like everybody else says, this software is a waste of money! If you can only buy the APA publication manual or the software, then buy the manual. I had the 3rd edition of the manual from years ago and needed to write a paper for a class. Some classmates told me to download the APA manual instead of buying the manual. Well, I don't know what planet they're from, but unless you already have a clue about APA style, you're still going to need the reference book. Since this is a software product I didn't think to review Amazon reviews first. If I had, and I soooo wish I had, then I'd have the APA Manual, in book form in my hand right now and I'd be $10.00 richer. Argh!!!
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Summary: A waste of money
Review: This product was a complete waste of money. The reference entry facility isn't integrated in with your word processor, and the user interface is, to put it very politely, poorly designed. A nightmare of a software product. There are other APA style software products out there that do a much better job, notably StyleEase. Take a look at it or other products before even considering buying this product.
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