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 Selected Paper and Reference Formatting Software and Templates

Name of Software Price Description Operating System Word Processor compatibility
APA-Style Helper 3.0
American Psychological Association
$34.95
(Online download)

$39.95
(CD-ROM)
Helps format papers according to APA style guidelines (5th edition). Includes a reference builder with the following formats: articles; audiovisual media; books, brochures, and book chapters; dissertations and theses; electronic media; journal issue and supplement; meetings and symposia; technical and research reports; reviews; and unpublished works. PCs: Windows 95 or higher

Macs: OS 8.6+, OS 9.x, or OsX
PCs: Microsoft Word 97 or higher; Corel WordPerfect, versions 8 and Millenium (9); and Open Office, version 1.0

Macs: Microsoft Word 98 or higher; Corel WordPerfect, version 3.5 Enhanced; and Appleworks, version 5.0
FormatEase Version 3.0
Guilford Publications
$29.95
(CD-ROM)
Helps format papers and creates, inserts, and organizes reference entries and citations according to APA guidelines (5th edition). Includes 74 different reference types including books, conference proceedings, online sources, and unpublished works. Generates both reference entries and in-text citations. PCs: Windows 95 or higher

Macs: System 7.5.5 or higher
PCs: Microsoft Word 97 or higher

Macs: Microsoft Word 98 or higher
APA PERRLA
PERRLA
$24.95
(Online download)
Helps format papers and creates references and citations according to APA format (5th edition). Includes the following reference formats: periodical articles, books, book chapters, Internet references, and online periodical articles. Only works with Windows for PCs; Does not work on Macs Microsoft Word 97 for Windows and higher only; does not work with Macs, Microsoft Works, or WordPerfect
APA- Style Templates
Reference Point
$27.95
(Online download, mail, phone, or fax)
Sets up document in APA format (5th and 4th edition) and helps build reference list. Includes templates for journals, books and chapters, magazines, and newspapers. Word and WordPerfect templates also cover Web pages, brochures, CD-ROMs, technical reports, unpublished dissertations, etc. Windows 95 or higher; Works with Macs Microsoft Word (in-text citation only available in Word), Microsoft Works, Corel WordPerfect, and StarOffice (only the 5th edition is available for StarOffice)

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