StyleEase for APA Style for Microsoft Word (MACINTOSH) formats your papers and references in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th Edition).

Simply choose from one of four document styles for theses, dissertations, journal articles, or term papers. You focus on the content of your paper, and let StyleEase handle the rest.

StyleEase helps you to quickly and reliably format your papers and references in accordance to the latest style guidelines of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

StyleEase for APA Style works seamlessly with Microsoft Word to make compliance with the APA Manual (5th edition) just plain easy. From title page to bibliography, StyleEase helps you every step of the way.

StyleEase for APA Style makes it easy to create and edit all of your APA-style documents, from book reports to dissertations. StyleEase even includes a references database, so you never need to type the same reference information twice. No other program offers the array of features and ease of use that StyleEase for APA Style does.

The Quick Tour of StyleEase

You've got a paper to write, and don't want to spend a lot of time figuring out a new program, or digging into all the fine points of APA, MLA, or Chicago/Turabian style.

Take a look at just how easy it is to use StyleEase. From creating a new document to producing a finished version ready for submission or publication, StyleEase helps you every step of the way.

Getting started:
On PCs, start a new StyleEase document by selecting StyleEase in the Windows Start menu, and then clicking your document type. [ VIEW DEMO ]

On Macs, start Microsoft Word, then open the Project Gallery (from the File menu), select StyleEase, and click your document type.

Customize your paper:
The Document Setup screen allows you to quickly select your paper style and all necessary sections.

Starting a new StyleEase document easily. On PCs, click the Windows Start button, then click StyleEase. Select the StyleEase document type you want.


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StyleEase immediately displays the Document Setup screen, in which you specify the type of document, pages to include, and title information for your new document.

Type Your Paper:
Type your paper, formatting text with the appropriate styles from the Format Text menu as you go. Need to change a section or heading format later? Simply click in that section, and choose the style you want to apply--easy as that!


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Formatting Text with StyleEase
StyleEase automatically formats most text as you type it into your document, by automatically setting the style of each paragraph to one of the styles defined in the StyleEase templates.

You can always modify the formatting of any paragraph in your document by applying a different style to it. You do this using the StyleEase Format Text menu, which allows you to change the formatting of headings and text in your document with a single mouse click.

Simply position the text insertion cursor in the paragraph that you want to modify and select the paragraph style to apply to that paragraph. StyleEase applies the style, which modifies the paragraph formatting.

StyleEase also provides other options for adding and formatting material in your documents, such as:

• Inserting tables and figures
• Adding or deleting special pages
• Changing the page layout of your document

Insert Reference Entries and Citations:
Whenever you want to insert a new reference entry and/or citation in your paper, click Create Reference Entry in the StyleEase menu:


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Adding a New Reference Entry in StyleEase
To create a new reference entry or citation, simply select from the comprehensive list of StyleEase reference types. [ VIEW DEMO ]


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Follow the StyleEase examples and enter all the necessary information.


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StyleEase generates a perfectly formatted reference entry and citation for you. It even tells you if you’ve left out any required information!

Note: StyleEase (APA and MLA versions) automatically adds any new references you create to your references database, making them available for instant reuse without any typing!

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StyleEase displays the reference entry menu. Select the type of item to which you are referring (a book, a journal, a movie, an online article, etc.) from the list of choices offered in the menu, and enter your reference information in the second screen.

Insert Citations to Existing References
You can quickly insert an in-text citation to an existing reference, for example (Hillerson, 2002), without having to enter any data, by clicking Cite Existing Reference in the StyleEase menu. Choose the reference you want to cite from the list of existing entries:



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StyleEase allows you to modify the format and/or page numbers in the citation, and then inserts it into your document.

Add Elements and Pages as Required
If you want to add elements in your document such as figures or tables, click an item in the StyleEase Insert Element menu:


And if you want to add a new section/page to your document, click an item in the StyleEase Insert New Page menu:



Print Your Document
Whenever you want to print a draft of your paper, select the StyleEase Prepare for Printing command. StyleEase displays the Print Preparation screen, which you can use to update pages and tables, and to SmartSort your reference entries.

The StyleEase SmartSort facility sorts your references, correctly managing multiple entries by the same author(s), and taking into account all of the less-than-obvious rules for sorting entries, especially author-less entries.

Help is Available When You Need It
Remember that you can select Help from the StyleEase menu whenever you have a question about formatting or working with StyleEase.