The document provides instructions for setting up and using IEEE referencing style in Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010. It describes downloading an IEEE reference style file and copying it to the appropriate folder. It then explains how to select IEEE style from the References tab and insert citations to sources using bracketed numbers. The document demonstrates adding sources to the source manager list and generating a bibliography from the used sources.

1. IEEE Referencing for Word 2007 + 2010
The benefits of doing this are immense both for individuals and teams.
It allows automatic
renumbering of references, automatic bibliography creation, as well as providing a collection of your
references in one file – even when multiple people work on the same document.
IEEE Reference Style
Download the above file. It’s hosted by Yves at Codeplex.
Next, you’re going to want to copy the file to:
C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice 12BibliographyStyle
Depending on your installation it may be in a different location (i.e. 64-bit installation) but I’m sure you
can figure this out.
Start up Microsoft Word (or restart it if it was open). Now browse to the References tab on the ribbon.
Under the Citations & Bibliography section (highlighted below), click Style and a new item should have
appeared, choose IEEE.
IEEE Style in Word 2007
With this selected we need to start by entering our first reference. So click Manage Sources. You should
be presented with this dialog box. I filled it in with some information from a journal article but you could
just as easily use a website, book, magazine, etc.
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2. Creating a source for the first time
After you’re done, this reference will show up in your list of sources. As you can see I have many others
(all related to this one word document). My methodology is to add to this list of sources as I go, rather
than all at once at the end of a report. It proves much simpler in the end.
List of all sources available in this document
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3. Now, when I want to use one of these sources all I have to do is click Insert Citation (from the Citations &
Bibliography section), and choose the citation I want. You should see a number appear encased in
square brackets, [1]. That’s your first IEEE reference. You can repeat this as many times as you want with
the same reference or new ones. When you’re done you’re going to want to create a list of references.
Scroll down to the bottom of your document and click Bibliography and then choose either one, it
doesn’t matter. I usually remove the words “Bibliography” and replace it with something less Artsy, like
“References”
Create a bibliography from your list of used sources
Reference:
http://mikemurko.com
http://www.microsoft.com
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