RefWorks Citation Manager
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RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) lets you add in-text and footnote citations to your
documents. Your biography is auto-generated as you write or added at any time.
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RCM is available on Word 365 (provided by the university) and Word 2016 for both Macs
and PCs. For earlier versions of Word, use Write N Cite: for details email
discover@kingston.ac.uk
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No download is required. Simply sign in via the Office Store
In the Word menu bar: click Insert > Get Add-ins
On your own device: in the Office Add-ins pop-up:
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Search for RefWorks to find RefWorks Citation Manager
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Click Add and Continue
On a university PC, Mac or Laptop: in the Office Add-ins pop-up:
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Select Admin Managed
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Choose RefWorks Citation Manager
To open RefWorks citation Manager:
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Select the RCM tab which has been added to Word
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Click on the RefWorks Citation Manager button and a pop-up will appear in a box on the
right of the screen
Sign in to RefWorks Citation Manager with:
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your Kingston email address
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your RefWorks password
Select the Menu bar to:
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Choose your Citation style
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Turn Bibliography ON or OFF
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Refresh Document and
References to reflect updates to
your RefWorks account
The References Homepage displays all
references by default.
Use the drop-down menu the choose a
folder or last imported references
Search for a reference by keyword in
the author name, article title etc.
References are sorted by date added.
Use the drop-down menu to rank by
date accessed, by date published etc.
To add a citation:
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In your Word document,
place the cursor where you
would like to add the
citation
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highlight a reference in
RefWorks Citation Manager
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Click Cite this
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A citation will be added to
your document
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A reference will be added at
the end of your work if
Bibliography is turned ON
Select Edit this to:
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Remove the author name(s)
if mentioned in the text.
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Add page numbers as a
suffix e.g.
*
, p. 481
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Your updated citation will
be shown at the top of the
box *
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Click Insert Citation to add it
to your Word document
To cite multiple sources in a single
citation:
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Tick the relevant citations
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Click Insert Citation at the
top of the RefWorks Citation
Manager box
Correcting errors in citations and references:
If there are errors in a reference it’s better to edit the reference in RefWorks not your Word
document. Then, in RefWorks Citation Manager, click Menu bar > Refresh document and
references.