Write-N-Cite 4

Downloading Write-N-Cite

  • Ensure that you have no previous versions of Write-N-Cite (WnC) on your computer. If you do, uninstall them.
  • Log into RefWorks
  • Click Tools  Write-N-Cite

  • You will see options on how to download. If you are using a MAC, you will be given just one option. Click Download. If you are using a PC, you may be given two options (32 bit, 64 bit). You will need to download the correct version.
  • To find out which version (32 bit or 64 bit) that you need, go to Microsoft Word, click File then Help. Here it will specify if you are running 32 or 64 bit Word. If you are running 32 bit Word, download the 32 bit version of Write-N-Cite. If you are running 64 bit Word, download the 64 bit version of Write-N-Cite.
  • Once you have determined which version of Word you are running, close Word.
  • Once you have downloaded Write-N-Cite, find the file and open it to start the installation. Follow the directions in the installation wizard. You may be asked to download other software, such as .Net 4.0 or Microsoft Visual Studio. If you are asked to download these, do so.
  • Once you have finished installing Write-N-Cite, open Word. You should now see a tab along the top that says RefWorks (Windows).
  • If you are using a MAC, click View, choose Toolbars and click Write-N-Cite. This will show the Write-N-Cite toolbar.

Logging into Write-N-Cite in Microsoft Word

Note: Write-N-Cite works only in Microsoft Word

  • Click on the RefWorks tab in Word (Windows users)or open the Write-N-Cite toolbar (MAC users)
  • Click Log in. You will now be prompted to login using a login code. This can be found in RefWorks.
  • In RefWorks, click Tools  Write-N-Cite. You will see a long alphanumeric code in the top left portion of the window that opens. Copy this code
  • Go back into Word. Paste the code into the login box. Click login
  • You are now logged into Write-N-Cite. Click the Sync My Database icon. This will ensure that Write-N-Cite has all of your updated citations. If you add new references to RefWorks, you will have to Sync your database again before the new citations will show up in Word.

Using Write-N-Cite

Adding In-text citations

  • Choose the appropriate citation style
  • Start typing your paper/report
  • Place your cursor at the point where you wish to insert a citation. In the RefWorks toolbar, click Insert Citation, then Insert New.
  • You can now view and select your references by clicking the Reference List or by selecting citations from a specific folder. To try the latter, click the Folder List and select the folder containing the reference to be cited.
  • Highlight the citation required and note that it appears in the Preview Citation box below; click the OKbutton at the very bottom of this screen.

  • This will insert a citation in your text.
  • When citing two or more works together, click Insert Citation/Insert New,then select the first citation to include in the text and click the + sign in the Compose Citation box further below.

  • Then select the next citation (which inserts it in the Compose Citation box) and click OK at the very bottom of the screen.
  • In-text citations can be edited using WnC4. Double-click an in-text citation which opens up the Insert/Edit Citation window. In the Suffix bar, key in a comma, space, the page abbreviation, space and the page number; click OK.

IMPORTANT:

The advantage in using WnC’sInsert/Edit Citation feature to edit in-text citations is that the edits will not be deleted the next time you log into WnC to continue working on your paper and add more citations. However, should you choose to make any edits using Word (instead of the edit feature in WnC), they will all be erased each time you activate WnC to add additional citations. So if you prefer to edit in Word, either save such edits for the very end, i.e. when all references have been cited, or keep a duplicate copy of your Word document containing the most recent edits if you intend to add further references.

Creating the Reference List

  • Once all citations have been added to the paper, place your cursor where you want the bibliography/reference list to appear.
  • Click Bibliography Options, then Insert Bibliography.
  • This will insert a reference list in the style you have chosen.

IMPORTANT: Always check the in-text citations and bibliography for errors.

Source: Health Sciences Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2014