On the Reference tab, in the Reference group, choose Researcher. In the search box, type a keyword for the topic you are researching and press Enter. The Results pane shows a list of sources you can use in your document. Choose a topic in the Results pane to explore in detail. Tap the plus sign on the upper right hand corner of on any result to ...

Select the list you want to sort. Go to Home > Sort. Set Sort by to Paragraphs and Text. Choose Ascending (A to Z) or Descending (Z to A). Select OK. For info on sort options, see Sort dialog box. Sort a bulleted or numbered list in ascending (A to Z) or descending (Z to A) alphabetical order.

Citations are parenthetical references that are placed inline with the text. Citations are different from footnotes and endnotes, which are placed at the bottom of the page or end of the document. The source information stored in the Citations tool or Source Manager can be used to create citations, a works cited list, or a bibliography. ...

Select one or more paragraphs to adjust. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, select the Dialog Box Launcher. Choose the Indents and Spacing tab. Choose your settings and select OK. The Paragraph dialog box options are described in Adjust indents and spacing. Choose options to adjust the indents and spacing of paragraphs in a document.

Citations. Keep track of all your sources by using Word's built-in bibliography maker. Simply navigate to the References tab. First, choose the style you want your citations to be in. In this example, we’ve selected APA style. Select Insert Citation and Add New Source.

Select BUILT-IN and select a template. Select Create. Select Home > Draw Text Box. Drag the cross-shaped cursor to draw a box where you want to add text. Type the text in the text box. If the text doesn't fit in the text box, make the text box bigger, or link it to another text box.

Keyboard shortcuts: Apply superscript or subscript. To make text appear slightly above (superscript) or below (subscript) your regular text, you can use keyboard shortcuts. Select the character that you want to format. For superscript, press Ctrl, Shift, and the Plus sign (+) at the same time. For subscript, press Ctrl and the Equal sign (=) at ...

For citations and bibliographies to automatically update, you must recreate the sources in the document or copy them to the Current List in the Source Manager dialog box, and then replace the static citations and bibliographies with the newly created ones. For more information about citations and bibliographies, see Create a bibliography.

Downloading a free template does some of the heavy lifting, automating some formatting. Using the MLA template. To get a correctly formatted paper, Go to FILE > New and search for “APA” or “MLA” depending on what style you want. Many things will format automatically, but make sure you check the easy gotchas, like spelling errors (words ...

If this happens to you, here's how to fix the problem: In the Word document, click the citation. Click the down-arrow, and then click Edit Citation. Click the Title checkbox, and then click OK. Apply styles like APA, MLA, or Chicago when writing a bibliography or other resource-based document.