Learn how to add references for research papers, journal articles, books, and other sources in Microsoft Word.

Large Word documents are often sprinkled with references to information throughout a document. You can enter them manually, but they'll be hard to maintain later. Instead, use this simple technique.

You can insert a footnote or endnote in Word from the References tab of the ribbon. Both serve as supplemental information to your document.

You can insert a blank page into a Word document and avoid disrupting the formatting by selecting Blank Page in the Insert menu.

Microsoft Word’s section breaks tool makes formatting and page setup easier. Learn how to use section breaks in our quick step-by-step guide.