Tour PaperToolsPro™ (CD or Download)

PaperToolsPro™ provides everything you need to

• gather, document, and organize researched information
• transfer documented information to a word processing file
• write your best research papers with accurate citations and bibliographies
• import data from citation manager programs
• avoid plagiarism

1. From the left column of this window, the user can:

• enter a thesis statement to give focus to research
• browse preset URL’s or enter a URL
• select from several styles: MLA, APA, ACS, CBE, AAAS, and Chicago styles
• take notes as quotation or summary / paraphrase
• identify notes by a descriptor and up to 3 keywords
• collect media files in a folder

From the middle column, the user will see the keywords already used and click to

reuse for other notes.

From the top menu bar, the user can:

• edit preset URLs from Options
• access informational pages from Resources on Avoiding Plagiarism, Evaluating Sources, Citation Formats, and Style Resources for further assistance
• access Quick Start and Tutorial file from Help

From the right column, the user can enter into an Ideas Page research questions,

main ideas from research for creating an outline at completion

2. Enter bibliographic information to create citations and bibliographies from four panels: Book panel (shown here), Periodical, Law / Courts, and Media. Citation information automatically appends to note quotation and summary / paraphrase.

3. All entered sources are listed as citations from Entered Citation panel. Clicking one automatically appends citation to note quotation or summary / paraphrase.

4. In addition to entering citation and bibliography references manually, entries from citation manager programs (CMP) can easily be copy/pasted or drag/dropped into PaperToolsPro™. These sources will be added to entered citations and bibliography lists so that the user can write notes to these sources.

5. Bibliography panel lists in the style chosen all sources entered manually or from a CMP.

6. Notes are listed for organizing manually or organized using a search query.

7. Notes from Clipboard and bibliography from Bibliography panel can be copy/pasted or drag/dropped as individual entries or as entire lists into a word processing page while writing a draft.

PaperToolsPro™ will help you become actively engaged in a process to

* gather information from the best sources

* read them critically in order to put information in your own words

* make connections between information and ideas researched

* keep careful record of where the information was found

* avoid plagiarism

* organize your information

* begin a draft with citations

* create a bibliography for the final paper

… so that the final product reflects your best work and has made the best use of your time.

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