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How to do Research Papers Using Word 365

Research Papers:

Footnotes, Citations, and Bibliographies

Vocabulary

• Citations

• Footnotes

• Endnotes

• MLA

• APA

• Sources

• ReferencesMBSH Mr.

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The half of knowledge is to know where to find knowledge.

Research Papers

• One of Microsoft Office 365 Word’s greatest improvements is making research papers easier to do by making:

• Citations, endnotes, footnotes, and bibliographies easier to do using Word 365 wizards for either:

• MLA or APA styles

• Both MLA and APA guidelines suggest the use of in-text parenthetical citations (placed at the end of the sentence), instead of footnoting each source of material in a paper.

• These parenthetical acknowledgements guide the reader to the end of the paper for complete information about the source.

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Reference Tab

• The Reference tab is broken into the following boxes:

• Table of Contents

• Footnotes

• Citations and Bibliographies

• Captions

• Index

• Table of Authorities

• In this presentation, we will focus on the Footnotes and Citations and Bibliographies boxes. MBSH Mr.

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References- All Sources!• During your research, be sure to record essential

publication information about each of your sources. The following is a sample is a list of types of required information.

• Books: Full name of author(s), complete title of book, edition (if available), volume (if available), publication city, publication year.

• Magazines: Full name of author(s), complete title of article, magazine title, date of magazine, page numbers of article.

• Web site: Full name of author(s), title of the web site, date viewed, website URL (address).

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Utilizing Microsoft Word 365

• Word provides tools to assist you in inserting citations in a paper and later generates a list of sources from the citations.

• When a document style is selected, Word 365 will automatically format the citations and list of sources. The process for adding citations in Word is as follows:

• Modify the documentation style, if necessary.

• Insert a citation placeholder.

• Enter the source documentation

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Choosing a Bibliography Style

• Click on the Reference tab on Word.

• Make sure the insertion point is located where you want to place the citation.

• Select Style and choose which style (MLA)MBSH Mr.

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Insert a Citation and Create a Source

• When you want to insert a citation, first of all make sure that your insertion point is at the end of the sentence.

• Select the Insert Citation button, then choose:

• Add new source

• Choose type of Source

• Complete the dialog box with the information.

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Citation Information

• Complete the Citation dialog box as shown to the right.

• When completed, the information is saved for later use and the citation is automatically placed at the insertion point.

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Edit a Citation

• During your research paper, you may need to edit a citation, such as changing page numbers

• To edit the citation, click on the citation on the document. A down arrow will be displayed.

• Select Edit Citation.

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Once you completed the citation, you simply continue keyboarding your research paper.

Insert a Citation Placeholder

• Sometimes you might not have the citation information with you. You can place a Citation placeholder, so that you can come back at a later date.

• Maybe you know the author’s name. You may want to give at least a placeholder name; then select OK.

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Footnotes• Explanatory notes are optional in the MLA

documentation style.

• They are used primarily to elaborate on points discussed in the research paper.

• The MLA style specifies that a superscript (raised number) be used to indicate an explanatory note.

• This note is on the bottom of the page as a footnote, or at the end of the document as an endnote.

• In Word 365, note text can be any length or format.

• Word automatically numbers the notes sequentially.

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Insert a Footnote Reference Mark

• With the insertion positioned for the footnote mark, select the footnote button.

• Once you click on the button, a footnote placeholder is placed on the bottom of the page.

• Now you can enter the text for your footnote.

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Other WayPress: CTRL + Alt + F

Footnote Text Style

• When inserting a footnote, Word formats the text using Footnote Text style, which does not adhere to the MLA documentation style.

• According to MLA style, the footnote/endnote should be formatted like all the other paragraphs in the document.

• You can change the footnote by using first line indent and double spacing. Change the size of the font to match the rest of the document.

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Editing Footnotes

• You can edit footnotes just the same as any other text in the documents.

• If you are using the MLA style, you need to change the footnote format to match the normal text.

• The easiest way to do this is to select the footnote text and select Normal in the Home tab in the Styles box.

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Create a Bibliographical List

• As you are working on your research paper, you are compiling a list of several citations and their sources.

• Once you complete the research paper , insert the bibliography. Microsoft Word 365 automatically inserts the list in alphabetical order.

• You can choose the label Bibliography or Work Cited.

• Just click Insert Bibliography .MBSH Mr.

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Modify a Style using the Styles Task Pane

• If you wish, you can modify the bibliography using the Change Style button from the Home tab.

• Select the bibliography text.

• Select the Change Style button.

• Then choose which style you want to use.

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To Create a Hanging Indent

• As a default, Word sets the Bibliography listings as a left justification

• To change to an Hanging Indent

• Select the text.

• Click on the Hanging Indent portion of the “bottom part hourglass on the ruler” and move to the right on the ruler to the .5 inch mark.

• Your hanging indent is complete.

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Summary• That completes the lesson on using Citations, Footnotes,

Endnotes, and Bibliographies with Word 365.

• You have learned:

• Research styles: MLA or APA

• Microsoft’s Word Reference Tab

• Information needed for citations , footnotes, and endnotes.

• Inserting a citation from a new source.

• Entering information to dialog box.

• Placing a citation placeholder.

• Inserting a footnotes or endnotes

• Formatting text in the footnotes or endnotes.

• Creating a bibliography or work cited automatically

• Format hanging indents.

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Now you can do research papers with footnotes, citations and

bibliographies with confidence!

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