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

Editorial Review:

CD-ROM, in display case, featuring software to complement the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed., c2001. System requirements: Windows 95, Pentium II 266 processor, 64MB RAM, 50MB free disk space, or comparable Mac system and memory. The companion volume listed week 2001-28.

If you're 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

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 1.0 / 5.0

DO NOT PURCHASE THIS OR VERSION 5:

A terrible waste of time and money. In fact, embarrassing to the computer profession, and to the psychological profession too. You can do better with 30 minutes of training in Word from a friend.

This may not be what you're looking for!:

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.

Works, but barely:

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... more info

Buy the APA Publication Manual Instead!!!!!:

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... more info

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