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References and Citations

Word 2007 offers great tools for citing sources,creating a bibliography, and managing the sources.

The first step to creating a reference list andcitations in a document is to choose the appropriatestyle that you will be using for formatting the

citations and references

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Style

To choose a publishing style:•Click the References Tab on the Ribbon•Click the drop down box next to Style in the Citations& Bibliography Group•

Choose the appropriate style.

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CitationsA citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source. Toinsert a citation in the text portion of your document:•Click the References Tab on the Ribbon•Click the Insert Citation Button on the Citations & BibliographyGroup

•If this is a new source, click New Source •If you have already created this source, it will in the drop down listand you can click on it

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Citations

•If you are creating a New Source, choose the type of source (book, article, etc.)•Complete the Create Source Form •If you need additional fields, be sure to click the Show All

Bibliography Fields check box•Click OK 

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Placeholders

Placeholders can be utilized when there is a reference to becited, but you do not have all of the information on thesource. To insert a Placeholder:•Click Insert Citation •Click Add New Placeholder 

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Manage SourcesOnce you have completed a document you may need to add ordelete sources, modify existing sources, or complete the informationfor the placeholders. To Manage Sources:•Click the References Tab on the Ribbon•Click the Manage Sources Button on the Citations & BibliographyGroup•From this menu you can Add, Delete, and Edit Sources (note,you can preview the source in the bottom pane of the window

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 Bibliography

A bibliography is a list of sources, usually placed at the end of adocument, that you consulted or cited in creating the document.In Microsoft Word 2007, you can automatically generate abibliography based on the source information that you provide forthe document.

Each time that you create a new source, the source information issaved on your computer, so that you can find and use any sourceyou have created.

You can choose the bibliography style that you want, and you canadd new bibliography styles.

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 Bibliography

To add a Bibliography to the document:•Place the cursor in the document where you want the bibliography•Click the References Tab on the Ribbon•Click the Bibliography Button on the Citations & Bibliography Group•Choose Insert Built-in Bibliography/Works Cited or Insert

Bibliography 

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Footnotes

Footnotes are sometimes necessary for providing additionalinformation in your document. They normally use a superscriptnumber as a marker, making it easy for the reader to simplylook down from the text to the notes at the bottom to gatherfurther information.

Word automatically keeps track of the numbering and placementof the footnotes for you, making this a painless task to performwhen writing that thesis, book, or scientific paper.

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Insert FootnoteTo insert footnotes do the following:

1 . Click the place in your document that you wish to place theinsertion point for the reference mark to the footnote.

2. In the Ribbon, click the References tab.

3. In the Footnotes section, click Insert Footnote. Word will insert thereference mark at the point you selected and then take you to thebottom of the page.

4. Type your footnote.

5. When you are done, right-click the footnote and select Go toFootnote to take you back to the insertion point in the main body soyou can continue working on your document