SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: MICROSOFT WORD FOR WINDOWS 2000 OR HIGHER: APA-Style Helper 5.0 cannot operate without word 2000 or higher version of Word; INTERNET CONNECTION While not a requirement, an Internet connection allows you to take full advantage of Style Helper, such as obtaining technical support and updates, or completing online registration; ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION: Works only with the English language version of Word.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 / 5.0
Update version needed:
I was disappointed, the APA was incompatible for MS Word 2007. It will work with MS 2003.
Save your money and wait until an new version comes out:
I purchased Style Helper 5.1 sometime within the last year. When I first read about it and purchased the product, I thought it was really cool and I looked forward to using it. Surely, this would minimize a lot of the effort one puts into writing research papers. I've just recently begun using it to any great degree. I have to tell you, I'm not very impressed with it. There are some features that work okay, but I don't find it very user friendly or intuitive. I've spent several hours "playing around" with... more info
Horrible software:
It took me 15 minutes to install Microsoft NET ...(luckily I'm an experienced computer user), half an hour to enable its macros in vain, and half an hour trying to close it. Finally I had to resort to Windows Task Manager to kill the program. What a nightmare!
Virtually unusable:
I echo the other comments that the program is very difficult to figure out. More important (to me) there was zero support when I had questions. APA said it was not their product, that it came from an independent vendor. The vendor simply didn't provide support. Although they told me that a word file could be imported into the program, I never was able to do it. I was never able to use it for a single paper. Before I gave up on it, it stopped booting up on my computer. Again, support couldn't offer any help.... more info
