Switch over the “References” tab, and click the “Bibliography” button. Head to the end of your document and create a new page using Layout > Breaks > Page Break. When your document is finished, you’ll want to add a bibliography that lists all your sources. Just repeat those steps to add any other sources you need, and to place citations where you want. Select the source you want, and Word correctly inserts the citation into the document.īy default, Word uses the APA style for citations, but you can change that by picking another option from the “Style” dropdown right next to the “Insert Citation” button. Your source appears on the list (along with any other sources you’ve added). And, the next time you need to cite that particular source, simply click that “Insert Citation” button again. Word adds a citation for your new source to your document. If you’re using another citation method for your document, click the “Show All Bibliography fields” option to fill out extra information. Note: By default, Word uses APA citation style, but it’s not limited to that.

So, pick the type of source, fill out the fields, give your source a tag name (typically a shortened version of the title), and then click “OK” to finish the source. The default setting for the “Type of Source” dropdown is Book, but just open that dropdown to choose other types of sources like journal articles, web sites, interviews, and so on. In the Create Source window that appears, you can enter all of the relevant information for just about any source.

How to insert a citation in a paper