Referencing
Referencing must always have two (2) parts:
Referencing in Microsoft Word
1. Click on the References tab at the top of the Word Document
2. Make sure the referencing style suits what is required e.g. APA.
3. Click on Insert Citation.
4. A dropdown box will appear, if you have not added a citation before, click Add New Source.
5. A box should appear for you to enter in the details of the author of the source.
- Type of Source: select from a range of types of sources e.g. Web site
- Author: If it is a person or peoples names, click on Edit and enter in their details e.g. last name, first name etc. If there are no names of people, tick the box next to Corporate Author. Enter in the name of the organisation e.g. United Nations
6. Enter in the rest of the details. An example is below.
- Name of Web Page: This is the name of the specific web page you got the information from e.g. What is Climate Change? (this is a page on the United Nations website)
- Name of Web Site: This is the name of the web site e.g. United Nations (the page called 'What is Climate Change?' is found on the United Nations web site).
- Year: If it is an article, the date and year is usually found underneath the title of the article and the authors name. If it is a web site of information, the year is often found at the bottom of the page. If you cannot find the year, leave it blank.
- Month: If you cannot see a month, leave it blank.
- Day: If you cannot see a day or date, leave it blank.
- URL: This is the link to the web page e.g. https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change
7. Click OK
8. The in-text citation should then appear on your Microsoft Word document e.g. (United Nations, n.d). It should be at the end of a piece of information you got from that site. See the example below.
Since the late 1800's, Earth has warmed by approximately 1.1°C, with the last decade (2011-2020) being the warmest on record. (United Nations, n.d)
8. The in-text citation should then appear on your Microsoft Word document e.g. (United Nations, n.d). It should be at the end of a piece of information you got from that site. See the example below.
Since the late 1800's, Earth has warmed by approximately 1.1°C, with the last decade (2011-2020) being the warmest on record. (United Nations, n.d)
9. Ensure you update your References table at the end of your document so that it syncs and the full details show up.