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RefWorks

A guide to using the RefWorks reference management software.

Creating citations and Footnotes

RefWorks can be used to create citations to go in the main body of your work. This can be used for referencing styles that use an Author, Date system (e.g. UON Harvard, APA) and numerical, superscript or running notes system (e.g. MHRA).

The quickest way to add footnotes is to use RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) in Microsoft Word. This allows you to insert references directly into your in-text citation or footnotes and automatically formats them according to your chosen referencing style.

To use RCM:

In Word, go to Insert - Get Add-ins - RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM)

  1. Open the RCM pane and sign in to your RefWorks account

Image shows RefWorks Citation Manager pane with the words Press to open the sidebar

  1. Place your cursor where you want the footnote, then go to References in Word - Insert Footnote or (Insert Citation if you are using an author date style)

Image showing the References tab within Word toolbar

  1. In RCM, find your source and select Insert Footnote (or Insert Citation)

Image of RefWorks Citation Manager panel with option to select sources

  1. The reference will appear correctly formatted in the footnote

If you are not using Word with RCM, you can still create citations manually in RefWorks.

  1. Use the Create Reference option to generate each citation.

  2. Copy and paste the formatted reference into the relevant footnote or endnote in your document.