TipsMake.com - Word 2007 provides some great tools for citing sources, creating folders and managing resources. The first step to creating a reference list and citation in a document is to choose the appropriate type that you will use to format citations and references.
Style
To select a publishing style:
• Click the References tab on the Ribbon group
• Click the list box next to Style in the Citations group and Bibliograpy
• Choose the appropriate model.
Citation (citation)
To insert a citation in the text of the document
• Click the References tab on the Ribbon group
• Click the Insert Citation button on the Citations & Bibliography group
• If this is a new source, click Add New Source
• If you already have a source, it will be in the list and you just need to select it.
• If you are creating a New Source, select Type of source (such as book, article, .)
• Complete the Create Source form
• If you need more information, just check the Show All Bibliography Fields check box
• Click OK
Placeholder (Placeholder)
The placeholder can be used when there is a reference to the citation, but does not have all the information on the source. To insert a Placeholder:
• Click Insert Citation
• Click Add New Placeholder
Power management
Each time you complete a document, you may need to add or delete sources, edit existing sources, or complete information for Placeholders. To manage resources:
• Click the References tab on the Ribbon
• Click the Manage Sources button on the Citation & Bibliography group
• From this menu, you can Add, Delete and Edit Source (note, you can preview the source in the bottom area of the window.
Bibliography
To add a Bibliography to the document:
• Place the game in the document where you want to add the folder
• Click the References tab on the Ribbon
• Click the Bibliography button on the Citations & Bibliography group
• Select Insert Built-in Bibliography / Words Cited or Insert Bibliography
Insert footnotes
To insert footnotes:
• Click the References tab on the Ribbon
• Click Insert Footnote (or Insert Endnote )
• Start typing comments.
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