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Installing RefWorks Citation Manager in Word

RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) is a tool you can use within Word to add references directly to your work and then generate a reference list/bibliography based on these in-text references. 

If you have Word 2016 or above on your device use RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) to insert citations and bibliographies into your documents.   To access RCM follow the steps below.

RefWorks within Word ribbon

  1. In Microsoft Word, select Add-Ins > + My Add-ins.

RefWorks title

  1. Select the RefWorks Citation Manager tile. Follow the installation steps required by Microsoft.
  2. In Word, select the RCM tab and click the RW button. The RCM pane opens on the right side of the document
  3. Log in with your RefWorks login and password to access your account contents.

RefWorks Citation Manager log in screen

 

Please note: To use RCM for Word, Microsoft requires that Microsoft Edge (or Internet Explorer for older Windows versions) or Google Chrome is installed for Microsoft Windows users and that Safari is installed for macOS users.

 

RefWorks Citation Manager

RCM was updated December 2024. If you uploaded the previous version you should update to the new version as the old one is no longer supported. It will work the same on existing documents. Guide to uploading the new RCM

Please note: To use RCM for Word, Microsoft requires that Microsoft Edge (or Internet Explorer for older Windows versions) or Google Chrome is installed for Microsoft Windows users and that Safari is installed for macOS users.

 

Write-N-Cite (WNC) will be withdrawn from on campus computers by August 2024.

Please note: if you have already started a document using Write-n-Cite (WNC) you should finish it using that tool if you can - or you can convert your document from WNC to RCM (please see further details in the WNC section). 

You will not be able to install WNC on personal devices from April 2024.  If you already have WNC installed on a personal device it can continue to be used until it is completely deactivated by RefWorks by April 2025.

Installing RefWorks Citation Manager in Google Docs

RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) is also available as an add-on for Google Docs, enabling you to insert references directly into your work and then generate a reference list/bibliography based on these in-text references. 

RefWorks have created guidance on how to install and use RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) for Google Docs:

Link  RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) for Google Docs