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 and citations in a document is to choose the appropriate style that you will be using for formatting the citations and references

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.

Citations
A citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source. To insert a citation in the text portion of your document: Click the References Tab on the Ribbon Click the Insert Citation Button on the Citations & Bibliography Group If this is a new source, click New Source If you have already created this source, it will in the drop down list and you can click on it

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

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

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

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

Each time that you create a new source, the source information is saved on your computer, so that you can find and use any source you have created.
You can choose the bibliography style that you want, and you can add new bibliography styles.

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

Footnotes
Footnotes are sometimes necessary for providing additional information in your document. They normally use a superscript number as a marker, making it easy for the reader to simply look down from the text to the notes at the bottom to gather further information. Word automatically keeps track of the numbering and placement of the footnotes for you, making this a painless task to perform when writing that thesis, book, or scientific paper.

Insert Footnote
To insert footnotes do the following:

1 . Click the place in your document that you wish to place the insertion 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 the reference mark at the point you selected and then take you to the bottom of the page. 4. Type your footnote.

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