APA referenceing

1. Referencing the APA Way

2. What is referencing and why
do we do it?
• Referencing is an acknowledgement of the sources and the
individuals responsible for those sources that have informed
us on our subject and helped us formulate our opinion on the
subject.
• The laws of Australia and internationally, protect intellectual
Property as well as material property under copyright
legislation.

3. When and where do you
reference?
• In-text – You add an abridged citation immediately
after the quote or paraphrase of a writer’s work.
• Bibliography – You make a list in alphabetical order,
of all the resources, using full citations, at the end of
your assignment.

4. How do you do it?
• If you have a Mac computer:
• Step 1: Open a Word document
• Step 2: Click on the tab Document Elements
• Step 3: Go to References and make sure the drop down menu at
• the top is on APA . Click on Manage , a box should appear
• Step 4: Click on the cross at the bottom of the box and choose your
type of source, Book / web site will be the most likely.
• Step 5: Fill in as many of the areas as you can but particularly the
ones with an asterisk.
• Step 6: Press OK and immediately the citation will appear in your
text but you can retrieve it by clicking on the picture near
the word bibliography and then clicking on citation.
• Step 7 : To generate a bibliography at the end of the assignment ,
click on the Bibliography image and it will give you the choice
to download the whole Bibliography or repeat an in-Text citation.

5. If you have a Windows Computer:
1. Open a Word document
2. Click on the tab References
3. Make sure the drop down menu at the top is APA
4. Click on Manage Sources - a box should appear
5. Click NEW at the center of the box and another box will open.
6. Choose the type of source - Book/web site will be the most likely.
7. Fill in the details of your information in the bibliographic fields
provided
8. Press OK and you will see a master list of your sources and a
preview of how the reference will appear in your text and in your
bibliography
9. To insert a reference in your work click Insert Citation and a drop
down menu of your sources will appear (you can add to the list
from here too). Simply click the one you want to use.
10. To generate a bibliography at the end of the assignment, click on
Bibliography, choose the style you wish to use and it will appear
at the end of your work.