APA Style Helper 3.0: Software for New Writers in the Behavioral Sciences (CD-ROM, Individual Version)

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Summary: This may not be what you're looking for!
Review: This program helps with formating your paper as far as the heading, the running head, and the references but I had a lot of problems "seeing" my paper without printing the paper first. Just like the APA Manual, I feel like this product is very difficult to use.

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Summary: Works, but barely
Review: This software does work better than most reviewers have let on, but it is a complete waste of time. As a time-saver, this software is a complete failure. I regret every single cent that I wasted.
The software does work; it will help you format your paper in APA style after you work out the complicated issues involved in making it integrate with your word processor (a process which makes even the most experienced computer user want to cuss). Even harder than the impossible task of making it integrate with your word processor is getting it to know what you want it to do. Luckily I have the Publication Manual (which I love, see my 5-star review), so I could double check the helper's output: it screwed up on more than one occasion. After all the time that I wasted, I decided that this software is a complete joke. The APA did not put the effort into this that they put into their Publication Manual.
DO NOT buy this software. DO buy the Publication Manual (ISBN: 1557987912)

Rating:
Summary: Works, but barely
Review: This software does work better than most reviewers have let on, but it is a complete waste of time. As a time-saver, this software is a complete failure. I regret every single cent that I wasted.
The software does work; it will help you format your paper in APA style after you work out the complicated issues involved in making it integrate with your word processor (a process which makes even the most experienced computer user want to cuss). Even harder than the impossible task of making it integrate with your word processor is getting it to know what you want it to do. Luckily I have the Publication Manual (which I love, see my 5-star review), so I could double check the helper's output: it screwed up on more than one occasion. After all the time that I wasted, I decided that this software is a complete joke. The APA did not put the effort into this that they put into their Publication Manual.
DO NOT buy this software. DO buy the Publication Manual (ISBN: 1557987912)

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Summary: complete waste of time and money
Review: This software is absolutely worthless. An amazing amount of time and energy was spent trying to recover material that was lost because the software does NOT integrate with anything, let alone a basic like MS Word. The review from Amazon.com is completely bogus and I doubt the reviewer ever tried to work with this software. Rather than "saving sanity" it heaps on frustration until the consumer finally tosses the product in the trash.A student or professional struggling with psychology research papers, the APA-Style Helper can save your sanity. This software helps format headings, citations, statistics, tables, and references according to the new 5th edition of the APA style guide. It's also compatible with most word processing software. --Carolyn Lewis