Question 1

How many document formatting styles does SimpleFormat support?

Accepted Answer

SimpleFormat supports 19 document formatting styles across 4 categories: Academic (11 styles), Publishing (5 styles), Screenplay (2 styles), and Business (1 style).

Question 2

What are the most popular academic formatting styles?

Accepted Answer

The most popular academic styles are APA 7th Edition (Psychology, Education, Social Sciences), MLA 9th Edition (English, Humanities, Arts), Chicago Notes-Bibliography (History, Art History), and IEEE (Engineering, Computer Science).

Question 3

What publishing formats does SimpleFormat support?

Accepted Answer

SimpleFormat supports Amazon KDP 6x9 (non-fiction), KDP 5x8 (fiction), Draft2Digital (multi-platform ebooks), IngramSpark 6x9 (bookstore distribution), and Large Print 6x9 (accessibility publishing).

Question 4

What's the difference between Chicago Notes-Bibliography and Chicago Author-Date?

Accepted Answer

Chicago Notes-Bibliography uses footnotes/endnotes and is preferred by History and Art History. Chicago Author-Date uses inline (Author, Year) citations and is preferred by Social Sciences and Anthropology.

Question 5

Which style should I use for a screenplay?

Accepted Answer

Use Hollywood (US) format for American studios and film/TV submissions. Use BBC (UK) format for UK productions and BBC submissions. Each has different margin rules and scene formatting.

Question 6

What medical formatting styles does SimpleFormat support?

Accepted Answer

SimpleFormat supports AMA 11th Edition (Medical journals, superscript citations) and Vancouver (Nursing, Health Sciences, numbered citations) for medical and healthcare documents.