apa 7th edition

Anonymous
2019-10-29T19:49:42+00:00

will apa 7th edition automatically download when available?  or how do i get it?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-03-23T03:29:27+00:00

    A docx file is a zip file with a batch of xml files in it. So you might just change the extension from .docx to .zip and see what you can do. 😁

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    That is correct, DOCX files are simply ZIP files that have been renamed.  Naming them back to ZIP will give you access to the underlying XML files and folders.  

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    BUT accessing that XML will not solve the problem of using APA 7 formatting rules in a document. The XML I was referring to is XML program code used by the Word application itself to define the APA 7 formatted bibliography entries. Totally a different branch of XML.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-04-01T08:59:10+00:00

    Hello , I want to apa 7th edition automatically download thanks a lot..

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-04-01T14:32:41+00:00

    Hello , I want to apa 7th edition automatically download thanks a lot..

    Did you even bother to read the previous replies?

    There is NO APA 7 for Word at this time!

    There is no projected date for it.

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  4. Jay Freedman 208.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-04-01T15:20:12+00:00

    I am a Software Engineer, and I'm willing to edit the XML in order to make the necessary adjustments...the thing is, I don't know much about the MS Word structure, or where to go to find the files, or where to add them, et cetera.

    If someone could guide me to the steps about where to find the files, I could easily edit and upload them.

    Especially because I need APA 7th Edition so bad! :D

    You can find the 6th Edition XML at

    %appdata%\Roaming\Microsoft\Bibliography\Style\APASixthEditionOfficeOnline.xsl

    Good luck with it. The code is extremely complex, because it's built to accommodate most (or maybe all) of the languages that Office supports, using conditions that test the local language ID and other variables.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-04-01T19:26:41+00:00

    APA does not care about automating any of their style. I believe they actually created it for a couple of purposes, one to make documents using APA horrible to read and two make everything manual. Even EndNote does not get APA styling correct.

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