Creating a reference list in your word processing document using RCM
- Click on the hamburger (three lines) to open the main menu and select your citation style
- In the main menu you can choose to switch your Bibliography Off or On. If On your reference list will be automatically updated in your document when you add citations to the text. If Off, you will need to switch it On when you have finished adding your citations to create a reference list at the end of your document.
- Use the Search box to locate specific citations, or click on All references to view the citations in a folder
- Place your cursor where you want to cite a reference within the document and hover over the reference you want to cite in RCM. The Cite This button will appear, click the button to insert the citation into your document
- To insert additional references into a single citation, tick the box next to each citation. A preview of the citation will appear the top of the RCM window. Click on Insert citation to insert the citation. The order in which references appear in the citation is determined by your output style
Editing in-text citations using RCM
If you are using Harvard, or a similar author-date output style, you can edit your in-text citations and add or remove text. This is useful if you wish to add a page number or hide the author’s name.
- Open your document and double click on the citation you wish to edit. The Preview/Edit box will appear
- Use the options to hide the year or author. Or add a page number in the Suffix box
- Click Insert Citation to update the citation in your Word document