Insert a citation
- Type @ after a space or a bracket. A list of your library opens; choose a source with the arrow keys and press Enter.
- Accept a suggestion that cites a source; the citation comes with it.
- In the Papers tab, search, Add to library, then Cite here puts the citation at your cursor.
- After a sentence that makes a claim, a box Sources that may support that sentence may appear with Insert citation on each. This uses your citation suggestions allowance only when it finds something.
- Not sure yet? Type / and choose Citation needed to leave a marker to come back to.
Change the style
- Open the Citations tab beside your chapter.
- Pick a style from Citation style, or search all of them by name, journal or publisher.
- A preview shows one citation and one bibliography entry in the style you are on, for an example reference.
Changing the style re-renders every citation in the thesis; none of your text is edited. Footnote styles turn each citation into a numbered note.
The bibliography
The Bibliography list shows what your chapters actually cite, never the whole library. Checks lists citations without a source, sources nothing cites and citations typed as plain text. Paste a reference looks references up in Crossref before they can be added.
The Word file
In the Export dialog (in the editor, and on Submit), under Citations in the .docx:
- Plain text. As they appear in the editor.
- Linked to the references. Each citation links to its entry in the reference list. Works in Word, LibreOffice and Google Docs.
- Word citations. Your sources go into Word’s References › Manage Sources, and you can restyle or update them there. Microsoft Word only.
The PDF always uses plain citations. There are also a LaTeX project for Overleaf and a single web page.
The same dialog lays the file out: Thesis is your university template; Plain, Double-spaced and Two-column are for a draft, a manuscript or a paper. Advanced options change the paper, font, size, spacing and margins, and turn the title page, contents, page numbers and your guide’s comments on or off. The preview shows the first pages as you change them. A layout that is not your template is fine for the .docx; the PDF then asks for a reason.
Before you submit, the Citation report lists every citation problem in the thesis on one page. No AI runs when you open it.