Citations and Bibliography

Inserting Citations

A citation is a reference to a book, journal, article or other published work. Users can provide Word with the information about a source and the document will be referenced accordingly. The citation will be placed correctly with the author and the year of publication included after the reference.

Inserting Citations

1. Using an open Word document, highlight the text you want to cite.

2. On the References tab in the Citations & Bibliography group, click on Insert Citation

4. Choose Add New Source

5. Type in the information about the reference such as the Author, Title, Year, publication and any other details about the source.

6. Click OK

The citation will be placed in the text.

Inserting a Bibliography

1. Place the cursor on the last page of the document

2. In the Citations & Bibliography group, select Bibliography and choose Bibliography

3. If you make changes to the citation, scroll down to the Bibliography and click on Update Citations and Bibliography

For further information on features in Microsoft Word, see www.digidiscover.com/books