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REL 101

Introduction to Religion

Citing your Work Using Microsoft Word

Add New Citation

  • On the References tab, in the Citations & Bibliography group, click the arrow next to Style and click the style that you want to use for the citation and source. For example, social sciences documents usually use the MLA or APA styles for citations and sources.

The Style APA option is highlighted on the References tab

  • Click at the end of the sentence or phrase that you want to cite.
  • On the Reference tab, click Insert Citation and then do one of the following:
    • To add the source information, click Add New Source, and then, in the Create Source dialog box, click the arrow next to Type of Source, and select the type of source you want to use (for example, a book section or a website).

The option in the Creaet Source dialog box are shown

  • To add a placeholder, so that you can create a citation and fill in the source information later, click Add New Placeholder. A question mark appears next to placeholder sources in Source Manager.

  • If you chose to add a source, enter the details for the source. To add more information about a source, click the Show All Bibliography Fields check box.
  • Click OK when finished. The source is added as a citation at the place you selected in your document.

When you've completed these steps, the citation is added to the list of available citations. The next time you quote this reference, you don't have to type it all out again. You just add the citation to your document. After you've added a source, you may find you need to make changes to it at a later time. To do this, see Edit a source.

 

Insert citation(s) to your document

  • Click at the end of the sentence or phrase that you want to cite, and then on the References tab, in the Citations & Bibliography group, click Insert Citations.
  • From the list of citations under Insert Citation, select the citation you want to use.

The list of citations is shown from the Insert Citation button

Create a bibliography

Now that you’ve inserted one or more citations and sources in your document you can create your bibliography.

The Bibliography option is highlighted on the References tab

Click where you want to insert a bibliography, usually at the end of the document.

  • On the References tab, in the Citations & Bibliography group, click Bibliography.

APA Formatting

APA Information (American Psychological Association)

APA Information (Purdue Online Writing Lab)

Citation Formatting Handouts (Brief & Detailed)

 

Document Formatting

Additional Resources

GENERAL RESOURCES:

FORMATTING / STYLE:

IN-TEXT CITATIONS:

REFERENCES: