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RefWorks Citation Manager: Citations & Bibliographies

Use with MS Word 

  1. Under the Insert menu, click on "Get Add-ins."MS Word Menu: Under the Insert Tab, Select Get Add-ins
     
  2. Search for either RefWorks, or RCM, then click on the Add button.
     
  3. RCM appears in the menu bar. Select it to open the sidebar menu.RCM appears in the MS Word menu bar
     
  4. Set an Alternate Password
    Some apps that integrate with RefWorks, such as Word or Google Docs, don't support institutional login. You must have an alternate password to log into RefWorks with these tools.
    In the web-based version of RefWorks, click on your name, then choose Settings:Click on your name, then choose Settings
    Scroll down to where you can set an alternate password, and create one.

Insert Citations

  1. As you are writing, place your cursor where you want the in-text citation. 
  2. In the RCM panel on the right, search or browse folders for the item you want to cite. 
  3. Click on the Cite This button to insert a citation.

RefWorks Citation Manager Cite This button

Insert a Bibliography

By default, the RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) does not automatically include the full bibliography at the end, due to the processing power required. To add it in:

  1. Select the View Menu option (three horizontal bars) in the top left corner:
    RefWorks View Menu button
  2. Scroll down to the Bibliography. Change it to say Bibliography: On.
    refworks bibliography on option

 

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