APA Referencing / Referencing,citing and hanging indent using Microsoft Word

R eferencing and citing using

Microsoft Word.

• Do this while you are writing your assignment, not afterwards!

Go to the References Tab.

C lick on Insert Citation & Add New Source.

Complete the form with the details of your book / journal / web page etc.

Press OK and it will automatically do the in text citation for you (you will still need to add the page number if you are quoting).

• At the end of your assignment

Click on ‘Bibliography’ and then ‘Insert Bibliography’

It will automatically insert the books you have used in your assignment!

NB

You may have to remove ‘Endnote’ if you have this installed on your computer.

To do this:

Click on the Office button (top left hand corner of your screen) and select Word Options.

• Select ‘Add in’s from the menu on the left

• Click on Manage ‘Com Add-ins’ and click ‘Go’

• Select ‘Cite as you go’

• Click ‘remove’

Harvard Styles

Harvard styles aren’t included in 2007 Office, but it is easy to add them. Go to this link and follow the instructions:

http://www.codeplex.com/bibword/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=15852

Mac Office 2008

Go to Toolbox / Citations (3^rd icon along)

To insert Bibliography

Go to Insert / Document / Elements / Bibliography

Harvard Styles

Harvard styles aren’t included in Mac 2008 Office, but it is easy to add them. Go to this link and follow the instructions:

http://www.codeplex.com/bibword/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=15852

References

Kormos, J., & Csizér, K. (2008). Age-related differences in the motivation of learning English as a foreign language: Attitudes, selves, and motivated learning behavior. Language Learning, 58(2), 327-355. Retrieved January 2, 2009, from EBSCO database.

Opportunity knocks for states to spend largesse. (2009, February 6). The Courier Mail (Australia). Retrieved February 6, 2009, from Factiva database.

US Environmental Protection Agency. (2008). Greenhouse gas emissions. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html

Whittaker, N., & Hartman, J. (2008). Saving Tax on your investment property. Pymble, Australia: Simon & Schuster.

Wright, J. (2009, February 6). $500m for airport facelift. The Courier Mail (Australia), p.23.

How to make a hanging indentation

Go to Page Layout and click on the bottom left hand corner of the Paragraph window

T hen click on Indents / Special and select ‘Hanging’ from the options.