Reference Point Software APA tutorials

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Version: APA Format

Does it take you almost as long to format
a paper in APA style as it does to write it?

Reference Point Software's templates make it easy to format your papers in APA 6th edition style. With just a few clicks of the mouse, your document will have the proper margins, with the header and page numbers in exactly the right places. Even references and citations are a snap…just type in the information and the software will format it perfectly.

Most importantly, our templates allow you to concentrate on the content of your paper, so you can learn about the topic rather than word processing commands. Save time and work smarter with our templates, which are available for use with Word, OpenOffice and NeoOffice.

These templates are based on the 6th Ed. of the APA Publication Manual (see order screen for the versions availble in 5th & 6th Edition) and include support for APA's style guidelines for electronic resources and references.

What do the templates do?

Generally, Reference Point Software templates do two things:

Set up a blank document in APA 6th edition or 5th edition format, ready for you to type your paper into.
Automatically format the reference list & make inserting citations easy.

Specifically, here is what the templates do:

Create the Header (also called Running head) with page numbers
Set up the proper margins, line spacing, etc.
Create a title page
Create an abstract page, place for the body of the paper, and reference page
Easily add properly formatted headings and subheadings
Format each reference with commas, parentheses, italics, and indents in exactly the right spots
Stores references in a database for easy editing and reuse, you control where data is stored (if you want to).
With Reference Point templates your citation info travels with your document. If you work on more than one computer you only need to copy one file to the other computer - your APA document!
If you need to edit references on more than one computer you can easily copy the references file just as easily as your document. Put it on a flash drive, email it to yourself, or use a program like DropBox to store your references in the cloud and sync your computers.
Make it a snap to cite a reference in the body of the paper and even cite multiple sources in one citation
Create complex page numbering (MS Word only)
Provide sample tables that you can modify for your own needs (MS Word only)
Provide a template to easily create an outline (MS Word only)
Easily backup your document automatically and on demand (MS Word for Windows only)
Compatible with Win XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 8.1, Win 10, and OS X (see order page for specifics)

What do the templates look like?

This is the APA tab in Word 2010.

This is what you see when you start a new paper in Word. Click here to view a demo of this step.

When you use the template to enter a reference the template makes it easy to enter the authors. The template will capitalize the names if you don't and it will insert periods after initials.

Below is the screen you fill out to make an APA style chapter in a book reference. Notice that this one screen handles multiple types of references including books with editions, revised books, & books you read online. Notice also that we give you advice as to how to fill out this form. e.g. what to capitalize. Do you know if all words in a journal article should be capitalized? We'll tell you as you go.

Reference a chapter in a book for an APA paper

When you are ready to insert a citation into your paper the template already knows the authors you've typed in. You have to make a decision as to the style of citation but we give you the info you need to decide, complete with usage examples. Note you can easily add page numbers or other types of numbers to a citation.

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APA Template:

I am a nurse working on my BSN. After working on many papers in APA format on my own, I finally decided to purchase your APA style template. Let me assure you this is by far and wide the easiest way to tackle any APA style project. I am looking forward to using the template many more times and I highly recommend it to anyone. Erica Moore L.P.N (now BSN)

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