Saturday, 5 May 2012

How to Create a Reference Point List in OpenOffice

Reference point produces a downloaded product, with word processing programs like Microsoft Word and openoffice writer, entrance, APA and MLA citation styles interacts. Once the reference point APA software downloaded, unpack and wait to install the software. Then, you can copy the APA reference - data bank input of different references, and put them in the reference page of your document. The list is formatted automatically.

Instructions Create a Paper

1. Click on "Start", then "all programs". Click the folder "APA Style" and "Reference database" when you open the database.

2. You have a name for the paper in the "Sample" in the dialog box "main menu" in the reference database. Click on "Yes" to add it to the list. Click on "Yes", to create a new writer document. 

3. Enter a "document header", "Running head," in the "author" and "Other information into the dialog box create a new document of the APA". Choose "Open Office" from the drop-down menu next to "Word processing" and click on "Save".

4. You have a name for the document, choose a location and save the document.  

5. Click on "Start" and then click "All programs". Click on the "open Office" folder, and click on "open Office writer" to open the program. Click "File", then "open". Select the document and click on "Open". The document opens in the APA style. 

Add a Reference List

1. Open the reference database, as described in section one, step one. Select the Add reference under "Reference types". Selection includes "Books", "Journals", "Periodicals" and "Online/Web".

2. Double-click the reference name to open the corresponding dialog box. Click the "Info" tab, and click on "Authors" to open the dialog box. Enter the name of the author, and then click "OK".

3. Fill the rest of the information in the "Info" tab click "Save" button. The reference is in the list of "References" the reference base. Add additional references, if applicable.

4. Click on the button "Create list" in the "References" tab. The list is displayed in a separate window. Position the mouse pointer in the window, and with the right mouse button. Choose openoffice writer from the menu, to access the document change paper.  

5. Scroll to the "References" of the document page. Click next to the "Add references here" the icon "insert" on the toolbar. The reference list is automatically formatted in the document. Delete the text "refers here to insert"   

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