Learn how to use the References tab in Word to cite sources, insert citations, and create a bibliography. Choose from common citation styles like APA, MLA, or Chicago.

Select at the end of the sentence or phrase that you want to cite, and then on the References tab, in the Citations & Bibliography group, select Insert Citations.

Select the range of cells that contains formulas in which you want to replace cell references with defined names. Select a single, empty cell to change the references to names in all formulas on the worksheet.

To include structured references in your formula, select the table cells you want to reference instead of typing their cell reference in the formula. Let's use the following example data to enter a formula that automatically uses structured references to calculate the amount of a sales commission.

Find and remove a circular reference. You can also learn about the circular reference warning message and iterative calculation in Excel.

How to use the INDIRECT function in Excel to change the reference to a cell within a formula without changing the formula itself.

In the Reference type box, select the drop-down list to pick what you want to link to. The list of what's available depends on the type of item (heading, page number, etc.) you're linking to.

On the References tab, in the Citations & Bibliography group, select Bibliography. Similar to the Table of Contents builder in Word, you can select a predesigned bibliography format that includes a title, or you can just select Insert Bibliography to add the citation without a title.

A table of authorities lists the references in a legal document, along with the numbers of the pages the references appear on. To create a table of authorities, you mark citations and Microsoft Word inserts a special TA (Table of Authorities Entry) field in your document.

Learn how to add, edit, and remove sources, citations, and bibliographies in your document. Find out how to use the Source Manager and the Citations tool to generate references automatically.