How do I use Microsoft Word 2016 to manage source citations?

While there are many ways to create citation management one way is to use Microsoft Word itself.  This makes a lot of sense to many people because it is the program most will use to write papers, etc.

Managing the resources, creating notes, and creating bibliographies happen in the program much the same way many popular online citation managers work so it is easy to pick up.  See the article below (from Microsoft's site) for a good walk through!

(Tip:  Many good Online Database providers--like Explora-- create citations for you and you can just paste them.  Search for "cite" or "Explora" on the MCA HelpDesk and you will find several good articles to help you)

Before you can create a bibliography you need to have at least one citation and source in your document that will appear in your bibliography.

Add a new citation and source to a document

1. On the References tab, in the Citations & Bibliography group, click the arrow next to Style.

   

2. Click the style that you want to use for the citation and source. For example, social sciences documents usually use the MLA or APA styles for citations and sources.

3. Click at the end of the sentence or phrase that you want to cite.

4. On the References tab, in the Citations & Bibliography group, click Insert Citation.

   

5. Do one of the following:

   • To add the source information, click Add New Source, then begin to fill in the source information by clicking the arrow next to Type of source. For example, your source might be a book, a report, or a Web site.

   • To add a placeholder, so that you can create a citation and fill in the source information later, click Add New Placeholder. A question mark appears next to placeholder sources in Source Manager.

6. Fill in the bibliography information for the source.

To add more information about a source, click the Show All Bibliography Fields check box.

Now you can create your bibliography!

Create a bibliography

Now that you’ve inserted one or more citations and sources in your document you can create your bibliography.

1. Click where you want to insert a bibliography, usually at the end of the document.

2. On the References tab, in the Citations & Bibliography group, click Bibliography.

   

3. Click a predesigned bibliography format to insert the bibliography into the document.

There is a lot more to the article at Microsoft, if you want more head over there!