Monday, March 20, 2006

Creating Reference Pages using RefWorks

How do I create a reference list using RefWorks? This is actually quite easy--trust me.

When you are in your RefWorks account, you will see the menu at the top: References, Search, View, Folders, Bibliography...

  1. Click on Bibliography
  2. Select the Output Style (APA...)
  3. Choose Format a Bibliography from a List of References
OK -- now you have a choice

Option A: File Type to Create...select Word for Windows from the drop-down
  1. Include? All References, My List, or from a specific Folder
  2. Click on Create Bibliography
  3. If you have a popup blocker on, nothing will happen except your computer might bleep at you. You will see the message: Bibliography created with 16 references. Your reference list should download automatically. If it doesn't, Download it
  4. Click on Download it and a 'Word' document will open. Save it using Save As.

Option B: File Type to Create...select HTML from the drop-down

  1. A window with your bibliography will open.
  2. Click in the text, and use Ctl-A (Select All) on you keyboard. OR click on Right mouse button and choose Select All.
  3. Copy and Paste into a Word document. Save.


Congratulations! You have created your Reference Page.