RefWorks

RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) is an add-in for Microsoft Word or Google Docs that enables you to run a simplified version of RefWorks inside the application. View the video for a quick overview and get started. 

RCM is available through the Microsoft Office Store or Google Store and can be installed directly from Microsoft Word. By default, Office automatically updates RCM whenever a new version becomes available.

To find the right add-in for your operating system and writing tool, see Finding the Right Writing Tool Add-ons.

Check out the RefWorks User Manual for more information. 

Main Menu

• References homepage – return to the References List pane.
• Citation style – opens the Citation Settings pane from where you can select a citation style from a drop-down list or from one of the sub-menus. All citations and the bibliography are updated to the new style.
  • There are four drop-down lists that help you find styles: Favorite styles (if set), Recent styles, Mine (if set), and Institutional styles (if set by my institution).  You can set a style as a favorite by selecting the star icon next to the style in a list. The style then appears in the Favorite styles drop-down list. To remove a favorite from the list, clear the star icon. The style is removed from the Favorites list when RefWorks is refreshed.
  • When searching for a style in the search box, you can check the CSL Styles check box to include CSL styles in the search.
  • For styles with a footnote format, you can select the footnote format as the default.
  • Styles used in RefWorks display as recent in RCM and vice versa.
  • You can set the surname display format by clicking Differentiate authors, located below the citation style drop-down menu. Author differentiation settings are saved at the user level; therefore, settings made in RefWorks are reflected in RCM and vice versa.
• Project – Select a different RefWorks project from which to select references.
• Refresh and Update – Refreshes the references from your RefWorks account and updates the document.
• Citation Formatting - To reduce processing times, turn citation formatting OFF. Citations will not be formatted until formatting is turned back on. To format your document, each time you insert a citation, turn citation formatting ON; processing time may increase.
• Bibliography – Turn the bibliography on to have new citations automatically added to a bibliography at the end of the document. The default is Off, which reduces processing time for documents with many citations.
• Plagiarism and AI content checker - Integration with Copyleaks to check documents for plagiarism and AI-generated content.
• Preflight Pre-submission Check - Integration with Paperpal Preflight tool to check your manuscript before submission.
• Language – Updates the language displayed. 
• Customer Knowledge Center – Opens the RefWorks documentation in the Knowledge Center.
• Contact support  – display a Support form with which you can contact RefWorks Support.
• Send Feedback - submit comments about the product.
• Log out – Log out of RCM.