Like any other Word style, you can change it to suit your needs. The ‘Bibliography’ Word style is based on Normal. The Bibliography has its own in-built Word style which appears on the Word Style list once you’ve inserted a bibliography. Here’s two citations with ‘Heading 1’ and ‘Normal’ Word styles: Word has a dozen different in-built Bibliography styles to choose from.Ĭitations take the same Word style as the text around it. Hopefully one of the preset Word citations is acceptable or there are instructions on how to make Word format citations in a way that will keep your professor happy. You should check the citation format required for your class or organization and how it compares with the Word options. The makeup or arrangement of a citation (i.e the order of author, publication, date etc) is also called a style … to the confusion of many. Note: this is another case where Microsoft insists on using the word ‘style’ for something other than formatting Styles in Word. Universities, departments, institutions and organizations all have different citation preferences plus some professors or teachers have ‘tweaks’ they insist upon. There are many, many different citation and bibliography styles. Under Location, click Footnotes or Endnotes, and then on the Footnotes or Endnotes pop-up menu, click the location that you want. In your document, click where you want to insert the note reference mark.

Make sure you’ve completed all placeholder source details before making your final bibliography. Do any of the following: Add a footnote or endnote. The bibliography will include sources in the Current List (cited or not) except placeholder sources. Once you’ve added all the sources and citations to the document, Word can add a Bibliography with a mouse click at References | Citations and Bibliography | Bibliography: To make a Bibliography, you first have to add citations and sources to your document. Here’s how to do it with formatting to make your teacher or professor happy. Word can automatically add a bibliography or list of sources or works cited in a document.

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