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RefWorks: In-text Citations

In-text Citations

RefWorks Citation Manager

 

RefWorks Citation Manager is a plugin for Microsoft Word that lets you run a version of RefWorks inside Word.

To use RefWorks Citation Manager, whether on a Mac or PC, you must have the most current version of Microsoft Word installed (Office 365 client version).  Office 365 is available to all Quinnipiac students, staff, and faculty.  Please contact the QU Helpdesk for questions regarding Office 365.

Note:  RefWorks Citation Manager does not work with the web version of Word for Office 365.

If your computer has a previous version of Word (not Office 365), you still may be able to use RefWorks Citation Manager or Write-N-Cite (the legacy version of Citation Manager), however, the library cannot guarantee that they will work.  Visit the RefWorks Plugin page for more information.

 

To use RefWorks Citation Manager in Word:

 

  1. Open a new document in Word
  2. Click on “Insert” in the top menu
  3. Click on “Add-ins” in the ribbon
  4. Click on “Get Add-ins” or “My Add-Ins”
  5. Click on “Admin Managed”
  6. Click on “RefWorks Citation Manager” and click the Add button near the bottom.
  7. If this is your first time using the Citation Manager plug-in, you must login using your Refworks login credentials.

 

Note:  After logging in, it may take a minute or two for the plugin to sync with your RefWorks Account.

Quick Cite - RefWorks

Using Quick Cite to Write Your Paper: 

Don't have Microsoft Word? Without having to download any software,Quick Cite allows you to copy and paste pre-formatted in-text citations and bibliographies from your references in RefWorks in your citation style of choice to any word processing software. 

  1. Select a folder or the references you want to use in your paper and then click the quotation marks. 
  2. From the drop down select Quick Cite, a pop up window should appear. 
  3. Select the citation style you want to use, you can always change later by using tabs at the top of the pop up. 
  4. To get the the in text citation click on a reference and use the clipboard image to copy it. Then paste it where it needs to go in your paper. 
  5. To get the bibliography, select the references you want to include and click on the "Continue to bibliography" button. 
  6. Use the "Copy to Clipboard" button to copy and then paste your bibliography into your paper.