UNIVERSITY REFERENCING IN GOOGLE DOCS WITH PAPERPILE

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1 Oct 15 UNIVERSITY REFERENCING IN GOOGLE DOCS WITH PAPERPILE By Unknown On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 In Google, Google Docs, Useful Apps With No Comments Many universities and colleges require the use of in-text referencing when writing papers. This can be challenging if you re writing your paper in Google Docs, as most of the referencing tools available only provide footnote referencing. One tool which does provide in-text citations is Paperpile. Paperpile is available as a free Google Docs add-on, letting you search for, insert and manage your in-text citations and reference list. It s also available as a feature rich web-based reference management tool, starting at $2.99/month (with 30 day free trial). You can learn more about Paperpile s features here. This add-on is a must to check-out if you re writing papers that require in-text referencing! Drafting your papers in Google Docs has the added advantage of cloud-based storage (taking care of the backup for you) and easy collaboration. How do I get it? Follow the steps below to install the Paperpile add-on into Google Docs. 1. Open a Google Doc. 2. Click the Add-ons menu > Get add-ons. 3. Search for Paperpile (top right corner). 4. Locate Paperpile in the list and click the +FREE button 5. Grant permission for Paperpile to integrate with Drive. Tip: If you do not see the grant permissions box, the pop-up may have been blocked by your browser. Look for the pop-up blocked message and allow the pop-up. How do I use it? Adding in-text references 1. Type the content that you need to add a reference for. 2. Insert your cursor where you want to add the in-text citation. 3. Click the Add-ons menu > Paperpile > Manage citations. The Paperpile add-on will open in a pane the right of the screen. FREE GOOGLE+ COMMUNITIES GUIDE Discover how Google+ Communities can increase social learning amongst your students. POPULAR POSTS table, there a Add a table to a Gmail message Sometimes it is useful to be able to add a table to an . Although Gmail does not have an in-built function to insert a 5 useful gadgets for Google Sites Google Sites includes a library of gadgets - little applications that can add a lot of powerful features to your site. All of these 5 tips for great looking tables in Google Sites If you ve ever inserted a table into a Google Site, you ve probably noticed there are very few styling and formatting options available. T... 5 ways to use validation in Google Forms Google Forms are a popular tool for primary, secondary and tertiary educators. Google are continually improving the features available in... particularly useful when yo... CATEGORIES Gmail Google Google Calendar Google Classroom Google Docs Google Drive Google Forms Google Sheets Google Sites Google Slides Google+ How do I? Search Tips Tweaks Useful apps ShortenMe goo.gl Chrome extension The goo.gl link shortner is a great way to turn crazy long links into simple and quick-to-type URLs. These are 2 of 6 10/25/16, 8:13 PM

2 video BLOG ARCHIVE 4. Select your referencing style (i.e. APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA etc.) from the drop-down box at the bottom of the Paperpile pane (8) 2015 (42) December (2) November (2) October (4) 5 speedy keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs University referencing in Google Docs with Paperpi... Tips for using text questions in-auto graded Googl... Three tools for developing students' thinking skil... September (4) August (4) July (5) June (4) May (4) April (4) March (4) February (4) January (1) 2014 (35) Teach.com 4. Search for the reference you need by entering the title, authors, keywords, year, DOI or PubMed ID in the search box. You can also search for a website by entering the URL. 5. Locate the correct search result. Hover over the result and click the Cite button. 3 of 6 10/25/16, 8:13 PM

3 The in-text citation will be added as a hyperlink at the current location of your cursor. The hyperlink formatting will be removed when you generate a reference list. Learn how to do this in the next section. Creating a reference list To create your list, click the Update citations & bibliography button at the bottom of the Paperpile pane. If you add or remove more references, simply click the button again to update the list. Editing references All references in the current document are shown in the Paperpile pane. To edit a reference s data, simply click on the reference and select the Edit data link. Tip: If you don t see a list of your references in the pane, try clearing the search results by click the X in the search box. 4 of 6 10/25/16, 8:13 PM

4 The Edit Details box for the selected reference will open in a new tab. Make the required changes and click Save. This is just a quick overview of some of the basic features of the Paperpile add-on. To learn more, check out this Cheat Sheet and the Paperpile forum. Share This:! Facebook " Twitter + Google+ $ Stumble % Digg +3 Recommend this on Google Related Posts: 5 great add-ons for Google Docs Add-ons have made many powerful new features available in Google Docs. The number of add-ons available continues to grow every week, so in this b Read More Mention people in Google Docs comments Comments are an excellent feedback and collaboration tool available in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings. This tool can become even more powerf Read More 5 of 6 10/25/16, 8:13 PM

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