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References

One of the best features of Word is the ability to save references and automatically create a bibliography or works cited page. You can select from many of the standard styles such as MLA and APA. I will be using APA for this tutorial. (If a professor does not specify which style to use, be sure to ask!) If you haven't dealt with citations in awhile or need help, there are many great resources on the web such as Purdue's Writing Lab.

Enter references into the built in database:
Select the References Tab in Word
Select Manage Sources

This will open the Source Manager. As you can see below, I have all the references that I have used in the past. They are not however, a part of this document.

To associate a previously used source with the current document:
Select the source in the master list by clicking on it
Select the copy button to move it to the Current List

To add new sources to the current document:
Select the New button.
Select the type of source (in this case we will use book).
Select the Edit button for the author and fill in the fields.
Select Add. You can add multiple authors and change the order of them.

When finished adding authors, click OK.
Fill in the remaining fields. Then click OK.

To create other types of sources such as a document from a Website, journal article, and more, Word will automatically prompt what fields to add for that style.

Time Saving Tip To make your life easy, you can use either Easy Bib or Son of Citation Machine. Although they will create a bibliography for you that you can copy and paste into your document, it will not be formatted correctly like your document and you won't be able to use Word's handy in-text citations automatically. You can however use it to look up books by using the ISBN number and copy and paste the information into Word's Source Manager. With these free services, you can also copy the URL of a website that you are sourcing and it will draw some of the information automatically from the document. This can save time but be sure to check what is automatically created, sometimes that information is wrong or not complete.

Another Time Saving Tip If you are taking classes, as part of your preparation, take the time to enter all your books into Word. Whenever you need to source a book, it is already done!

Navigation of the Create a Term Paper Tutorial
This tutorial was set up as a step by step process so be sure to do the preceding steps first.
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Introduction and Create Docx
Step One: Set Up Fonts and Headings
Step Two: References
Step Three: In-Text Citations
Step Four: Create A Bibliography or Works Cited Page Automatically
Step Five: Setting Up a Section Break Before Adding Page Numbers, Table of Contents and Cover Page
Step Six: Add Page Numbers in the Header
Step Seven: Add a Table of Contents
Step Eight: Add a Cover Page
Step Nine: After Editing
The paper that I created this tutorial with can be downloaded here: SampleWordDocument.docx

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