Maybe you’re missing the old version of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc., or maybe MS 2007 has some new features that you really like. There are strong feelings on both sides, but here’s a feature that you may not know about that I think will unite us all, especially now that papers and mid terms are upon us (Do I hear some “Kumbaya” music in the background?!)
In MS 2007 Word, there is a tab at the top called References. When you click on that, in the middle of the bar at the top is a grouping called Citations & Bibliography. Then, click on Insert Citation, and notice that you can choose from a host of options of things that need to be cited in your paper/presentation, like a book, book section, article, Web site, sound recording, interview, etc.. And, you can even choose the style – APA, MLA, Turabian, etc.
Now, not absolutely everything that needs to be cited is given as an option, but this may be a useful starting place for you to begin the process. And, remember that the library homepage provides links to several online sites for citation information as well that take you beyond the limitations of the MS 2007 Word program (Research and Documentation Online is particularly useful, we find).
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