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An Academic's Dream
Reference Manager is a huge time saver for students as well as professors. Right out of the box, it is very intuitive to figure out how to use this program to insert citations into papers and format your references. A toolbar in Microsoft Word makes it easy to insert citations while you write either individually or en masse. Click, click, click. When you finish the text, you can choose the reference format you need. Get rejected from one journal? You just click a few buttons to reformat your in-text citations and reference list rather than spend hours deleting periods from authors' names.

Directly exporting references from search engines is very handy, too. This way you have a well-organized database with full reference information that you can keep coming back. This is not always a perfect process, but comes close enough.

Another option for building a reference database is to tell Reference Manager what sort of references you need, but I don't recommend this method. It is easier to work with familiar search engines that are formatted for your field than try to go through an unwieldy middle-man.

All around an excellent product to help you write research papers and to establish a personalized electronic library for yourself. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

With Formulator, you can scan forms, complete them onscreen, and print the finished form in no time. Choose from printing your data onto the original, or print a copy of the form with your entries included. Formulator offers nothing short of precision printing within your original form layout. Boxed letters are no problem. Field positioning is freely adjustable and mouse controlled. You set field order and criteria. Best of all, automatic completion of data fields, such as date and time, makes the entire process a breeze. ... Read more

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This program rock!
I wuv this program, very nice. Much better than Winforms and I am even member of company! Very nice, yes. Very nice.

Horrible Product
Horrible software program, however better than it's top competitor Zipform. Try getting THAT program to work. Good luck!! Error-mania.

Lousy Customer Service
This software was unable to operate with my system configuration and Global Village Inc., has refused to refund my monies even though the software was sent back to them. Don't buy this product. ... Read more

Features

• Cross-platform compatibility between Mac & PC
• All new Classic, Refined & Designer font styles with extended font families
• International character set, including Euro symbol
• New FontManager that can view installed fonts in TrueType, Postscript & OpenType format
• Improved language support and smaller font file size

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MacFonts 2
I am an amateur to the world of mac /computers in general, so with that being said... I have chosen, "Mac Fonts 2" for my first review!!! I found the installation to be a little confusing and very time consuming. I was hoping to be able to install all fonts at once, instead of clicking on each individual font. The good news however, is that the" Mac Fonts 2" has 1000 fonts to choose from and a great variety for whatever the occasion may be. The quick reference guide provided with this software indicates thatboth true type,and open type fonts are available; the open type format is designed to work cross platform on macs and pc's, however, you must have compatible software. I give this software a 3 for moose rating. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Business Plan Pro 2003 includes more than 400 sample plans and is an easy, fast, and efficient way to create a winning business plan. Great for both novice and expert entrepreneurs, the software includes a plan wizard, automated spreadsheets, hundreds of financing leads, $300 in partner discounts, and much more.

Business Plan Pro includes thousands of industry profiles to help you run your business's financial numbers. You can also include your own graphics, and automatically develop full-color, 3-D charts. Import data from QuickBooks, and Microsoft Word and Excel. Business Plan Pro 2003 offers everything you need to define your business, compare industry ratios, set schedules, create personnel and mini marketing plans, and find funding. ... Read more

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I learned about my business as I wrote my plan
I just had to take the time to write a review of this software. Business Plan Pro is so easy to work with! Between the Hurdle book and the software's instructions and examples throughout it, I was amazed to finish an elaborate business plan from start to finish in one week!

I learned so much more about our company during this process and made many business decisions that I would have never learned until the mistakes were made. The print out was beautiful and it uses a format that everyone can understand (i.e., text, charts, tables). Thanks Palo Alto Software!

Why write a plan without it?
As I approached the task of writing a business plan for a new business venture I was getting involved in, I debated trying to write the plan just using Microsoft Office or using a software product. Boy am I glad I found Business Plan Pro. It's excellent instructions, examples, and wizard-driven process had me breezing through my plan quickly and easily. I could see my progress as I went along, and it took all my questions about what makes a good business plan away.

I'm so glad I chose this product instead of trying to do it all on my own. Don't make the mistake I almost made!

Couldn't pick a better software
Business Plan Pro 2003 walked me through a system that wrote my business plan for me. It took me 3 weeks to do my business plan and I can use the program over and over again in the future.

Not a magic bullet
My assessment of Business Plan Pro, after using it for several months is that, in summary, it is a tool, not a magic bullet. If you don't understand business, it could render you a fool. But if you've never written a business plan before and have no idea where to start, its great for showing you what goes into a business plan and helping you organize your thoughts.

A Business Plan Pro business plan is composed of text, tables and charts. The system has a book that gives you some guidance on what to discuss for each text section but it's not really much. The two books that my box included were: Hurdle - The Book on Business Planning, and the manual. Hurdle was just OK. Moreover, the software is a divided screen with panes that guide you with text describing what you should write and where you are, but they leave a lot to be desired. The sample business plan for my company, a small computer consulting firm, was a joke.

But if you don't know what a Balance Sheet or a Cash Flow are, you're just plain screwed. I had a SCORE counselor review 2 business plans that I wrote with this product and he just hated them. The numbers were all wrong and non-sensical and I didn't even know what the reports meant. Moreover the reports, which are automatically generated, include tons of stuff that is very high level and generic. For example, one line item is "Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Received," which appears to be relevant in Canada and Europe and thus shouldn't be included here. Moreover, does that make sense in a business that is a service and doesn't have any employees? Also, there were many items that were there but had "0" values, such as "New Current Borrowing." The maker, Palo Alto Software, is selling a one-size fits all package. Beware!

I'm a programmer, not a businessman. And if you're not a businessman, this is the problem you'll have with this product. That's why I say its a tool, not a magic bullet. As my SCORE counselor said, "It won't magically produce a business plan for you."

Ready Proof that 'Better' is the Enemy of 'Good Enough'
I heartily agree with other reviewers that MS Word & Excel templates are plenty sufficent for the -- apparently unavoidable -- time-consuming business planning task.

Business Plan Pro's attempts at simplicity only make it obtuse. Rather than permitting business owners to focus on the priorities of their particular business, BPP users will find themselves answering off-topic questions and dealing with other near-useless distractions that add little to no value.

Moreover, what good are 400 samples if _they can't be imported for use as a template_?? Selling the software on the basis of making all these great 'samples' available (when they most definitely cannot be used directly) is a borderline scam in my opinion. ... Read more

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TERRIBLE
I TRIED TO GET WINDOWS HELP FILES TO HELP WITH THE PROGRAM AND IT SAID THAT THE WINDOWS HELP FILES IT NEEDED WERENT AVAILABLE
AND SINCE IT IS FROM 95 TO 98 IT IS PROBABLY TOO OLD. ... Read more

Features

• Select from hundreds of different layouts and font styles
• Drawing tools for creating boxes, rounded boxes, circles, ovals, arcs, ellipses, and lines in any width, color or pattern
• Create databases with custom fields, split and merge them, and print from them directly
• Locate and view records, and filter them easily -- enter and sort data by field
• Quickstart Label Studio can also generate barcodes. All types of barcodes are available, for better tracking of products and inventory

Amazon.com Product Description

The Small Business Digital Power Pack is a collection of two software programs, Formulator and FineReader Sprint, designed to organize any office for the digital age. FineReader is an OCR-scanning program featuring full-color OCR and full layout retention, which enables you to turn your scanned documents into editable electronic files in seconds. FineReader can even recognize typographic texts in 53 languages. Formulator 2.5 is the perfect program to quickly convert your scanned forms to workable electronic versions from any kind of paper form. You can use any kind of form--expense, insurance, legal, medical, or office. Power Pack users may never again have to fill out a form by hand or retype a document. ... Read more

Features

• This double-shot of scanning software features FineReader 4.0 and Formulator 2.5
• With FineReader 4.0 you can scan and save your important documents with a minimum of fuss and no errors
• One-button scanning and recognition that saves results in. TXT or as a. RTF file
• Unrecognized characters are highlighted in bold for manual alterations
• Easy exporting into MS Word, WordPerfect, Excel and MS Office 2000

Features

• Advanced report creation, data connectivity, and export capabilities
• Productively create and integrate presentation-quality, interactive reports
• Create reports for Windows, Web, and XML Web services applications
• Deliver interactive, graphical reports in rich-client or zero-client environments
• Includes development and test licenses of Crystal Enterprise Editions

Features

• Day-to-day documents are ready to go -- all you have to do is fill in the blanks for a perfect custom document
• Make announcements, hire new employees, organize your workplace and much more -- edit and create a great new form in seconds
• Also includes 500 business letters you can customize and tailor for a professional, well-written response to any situation
• Save on expensive legal fees, and create professional, perfectly written legal documents, personalized to your specific needs!

Amazon.com Product Description

Use SmartInvoice & Estimates 7.0 to create and print invoices, estimates, purchase orders, and statements for your business. You can also create a reusable master list of products and services; track inventory quantities, costs, and values; and convert estimates to invoices with a single click.

Use simple menus and buttons to customize forms with addresses, logos, postal bar codes, item descriptions, quantities, tax, and prices. Print forms and documents on blank paper. The matching form templates give your correspondence a consistent, professional look. SmartInvoice is also compatible with professionally designed preprinted forms available in various colors. SmartInvoice & Estimates 7.0 makes it easy to create invoices for repeat customer orders by retrieving customer and order information so you don't need to retype or gather information again.

Print and send invoices and bills by U.S. mail or present them online using Qchex.com. To send an invoice online, simply create and fill in your invoice, enter the appropriate e-mail address, and click on the Send button. SmartInvoice deposits online forms into a secure, password-protected mailbox for your customers to retrieve. SmartInvoice sends an e-mail notification containing a link to your forms. Choose from a variety of different ways to collect payments, such as by phone, fax, or even online. ... Read more

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Don't Waste Your Money
If you really need an invoicing program for your business then LOOK ELSEWHERE.

This program is a real disappointment, and most likely a waste of your time and money. It functions more like a stripped-down version of Quicken than an invoicing program. Like Quicken, the program pays bills well, but fails miserably when it comes to invoicing clients the way businesses need to invoice clients. This is somewhat strange because the product's name is SmartInvoice not Mini-Quicken.

The program is full of bugs (and I have all the latest program updates). Access violations occur frequently - leaving you stuck in the middle of creating or updating an invoice. I sent info to the company about the access violations, and received almost childish replies (re-install software). Two requests for support never even received replies.

I bought this program hoping to set up recurring invoicing for clients, and found only after loading the program that it can't do recurring invoices. This was frustrating, and made the purchase a complete waste for me, so I sent a request to the company to add a recurring invoice feature. I received a response that the program only does recurring bill-paying (MiniQuicken), but not recurring invoicing (interpretation: live it with it)....

One more annoying feature - the product attempts to connect to the internet to verify addresses, when all you may want to do is preview an invoice. If you can't connect to the internet,you can't preview the invoice.

Frustrating product, and service. ... Read more

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BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only buy this product if you speak and read fluent French. The documentation and entire program are all in French.

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Features

• Work with a variety of built-in tables and user-defined styles
• Smart inserts and deletes, hyphenation, Smart Quotes and spelling correction
• Advanced tools with Same Page Section Breaks, Column Balancing and Superscript Ordinals
• More underline & strikethrough styles -Single, Double, Dotted, Dashed and Heavy
• Enhanced character and paragraph palettes and inheritable character, paragraph, and note styles

Features

• Import information into a template or build a new resume from scratch
• Resume is Web-ready with just a few clicks
• Burn your resume to a CD-R or CD-RW and print out a top-quality label, to really impress future employers
• Pre-written professional cover letters
• Save resumes as PDF documents for future use

Features

• Modify professional templates with special effects -- or add your own artwork to create unique letterhead, business cards and envelopes
• Built-in slogan and tagline generator to help you come up with the perfect tagline
• Export your logo as a GIF, JPEG, bitmap, PNG or TIFF file
• Include your new logo in your email, newsletters and Website promotions