How to set up the list in Microsoft Word
- Begin the list on a new page at the end of your work.
- Give the list the centred heading ‘References’.
- Use double line-spacing and a hanging indent (approx. 0.75 cm or 4-5 spaces).
- In Word, select your references and use Ctrl+2 (Command+2 on a Mac) to double-space lines.
- Select your references and use Ctrl+T (Command+T on a Mac) to format with a hanging indent, then (while the text is still selected), right-click on the highlighted text to get a pop-up menu, select Paragraph, and you can set the size of the hanging indent.
- Do not add line breaks manually to the hyperlink; it is acceptable if your word-processing program automatically adds a break or moves the hyperlink to its own line.
What to include
- Give an entry for every source you have cited in the text.
- Do not add entries for the material you have not used, however relevant.
How to arrange the entries
- List entries alphabetically by author.
- If there is no author, list by title. (Ignore ‘A’ or ‘An’ or ‘The’ as first words.)
- If you have more than one entry with the same author, list by year (earliest first).
- If you have more than one entry with the same author and year, list alphabetically by title, and add a lower case letter to each year; e.g., ‘a’ for first, ‘b’ for second
Example of a reference list
