Once you’ve used a quote in your work, you can simply add the corresponding reference to the original. You’ll find the “Insert Citation” button under the “References” tab. When you click on it, Word will show you a list of all sources you’ve entered. Use the cursor to navigate behind the citation and click on the relevant source. The reference will now appear in the text (in the selected format). If you don’t want to enter citations directly into the text, you can also work with footnotes. To do so, first insert the footnote and then enter the reference.
You’ll also find two more options under the “Insert Citations” option: On the one hand, you can enter a new source directly into your list here. On the other, Word gives you the option to work with placeholders. If you don’t have the necessary information for the cited work immediately at hand, you can add a placeholder and provide these details later. To create a placeholder, simply enter a tag name. The entry will be saved under this name and can be adjusted at a later time.
A citation’s reference isn’t just a normal piece of text in your document: It’s an object that you can select and edit. To do so, click on the reference using the right mouse button. You’ll now have the option to adjust the reference. “Edit Citation” also allows you to edit the page number where the quote can be found in the original text. In addition, you can select information that shouldn’t be shown in the reference. The “Edit Source” option takes you to the corresponding entry in the Source Manager, where you can enter additional information on the work or change existing information.