The document provides guidance on APA referencing in Microsoft Word 2007, emphasizing the importance of citing sources to promote academic integrity and avoid plagiarism. It details steps to create a bibliography, including managing sources, inserting citations, and updating references. The guidelines are based on the style rules established by the American Psychological Association to maintain consistency in written material.

1. APA Referencing in Microsoft Word 2007Brisbane Grammar School Library

2. Why do we need to reference sources of information? To foster the creation of collective knowledge

3. To create academic integrity

4. To protect other people’s intellectual property

5. To reduce the likelihood of plagiarismOpen the Reference tab, then select APA from the Style listHow to Create Your BibliographyAPA is a set of style rules or guidelines, developed by the American Psychological Association, and used to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material.(www.apastyle.org)

6. 1. Click ‘Manage Sources’ 3. Click here to select which type of resource you are adding, then fill in the details2. Click ‘New’ to add in details of sources

7. Highlight a resource to see how it will look as a citation and a bibliography entry

8. Open this section to enter extra details such as volume or edition

9. When you are ready to create your Bibliography, copy the sources you want to the Current ListYou can return at a later date to add more sources to your Master List

10. To see what your final bibliography will look like, click the Bibliography link

11. To alter or update your Bibliography, click in it, then make the changesYou can change the font style, size or spacing here, or paste in new citations from database articles, then format them to match the APA style.Make sure you keep your list in alphabetical order.

12. To insert an in-text reference, first place your cursor at the correct place. Next click ‘Insert Citation’, and select your source.