When you use a reference manager you can add references while you are writing your own papers, often by using an add-on in Word. The style you use prescribes whether you have to use footnotes or in-text citations, and also what information should be in those footnotes or in-text citations. The reference manager knows these rules and will create a bibliography based on the references you've used in your text and the style you select.
When you use RefWorks, the specific tool you can use to insert in-text citations or footnotes depends on the version of Word you are using.
| Microsoft Word 2010, 2013 or 2016 (local installations) | Write-N-Cite for Word | Download via Tools in your RefWorks account |
| Microsoft Word 2016 | RefWorks Citation Manager | Add via Word: Insert > Store |
| Microsoft Word for Mac 2008 or 2011 | Write-N-Cite for Word (Mac) | Download via Tools in your RefWorks account Check the prerequisites! |
| Microsoft Word for Mac 2016 | RefWorks Citation Manager | Add via Word: Insert > Store |
| Google Docs | RefWorks for Google Docs | Add via add-ons > Get add-ons |
The video Writing with RefWorks (6:50) covers the tools you can use when writing a research paper and using RefWorks to supply citations and bibliographies. You can also watch the video on your specific Word plug-in below. Word plug-ins from other reference managers often work in a similar way.
RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) is used to add reference from RefWorks to newer Word-version documents. You can insert references in the citation style of your choice and create a bibliography with one click. You have to add RMC to Word via Insert. In the Store you can search for RefWorks. Please note: RCM is preinstalled in Word in EUR Office accounts and on EUR PCs.
RefWorks Citation Manager appears as a sidebar in Word. When you have already added RefWorks Citation Manager, you can open the sidebar by selecting Insert > My Add-ins > RefWorks Citation Manager.
In the video Writing with RefWorks you can see how you can use RefWorks Citation Manager (0:21 - 2:39).
Write-N-Cite is a RefWorks tool that makes it easy to insert citations from your RefWorks database and create bibliographies in papers you are writing in older versions of Microsoft Word. With Write-N-Cite you can choose from thousands of citation styles and watch as it instantly formats your in-text citations (or footnotes) and bibliography.
You have to install Write-N-Cite on your computer (there are versions for both Windows and Mac), from Tools in your RefWorks account. Write-N-Cite appears as a RefWorks tab in Microsoft Word.
The video In the video Writing with RefWorks (2:39-5:20) gives a good overview of how Write-N-Cite works.
