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Lesson 13: Creating a Research Paper. Learning Objectives. After studying this lesson, you will be able to: Insert footnotes and endnotes in a research paper Add headers and footers to documents Place captions on figures Generate a table of figures Create templates.
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Learning Objectives • After studying this lesson, you will be able to: • Insert footnotes and endnotes in a research paper • Add headers and footers to documents • Place captions on figures • Generate a table of figures • Create templates
Using Research Paper Styles • Understanding MLA • Modern Language Association Handbook for Writers of Research Papers • Specific formatting requirements for professional research papers • Documentation style • The MLA guide includes specific requirements for formatting and style
Working with Footnotes and Citations • Inserting footnotes • Comment on the text • References tab on the Ribbon
Working with Footnotes and Citations • Footnote and Endnote dialog box • Inserting footnote links
Working with Footnotes and Citations • Citations • Outside sources for material • Click citations to edit them
Working with Footnotes and Citations • Editing and formatting footnotes • Reposition, format, and more
Working with Bibliographies • Bibliography • Lists all sources for the report • Changing the bibliography style • Choose from a number of styles, including MLA
Working with Bibliographies • Creating a bibliography • References > Citations & Bibliography • Update by right-clicking in the list
Introducing Headers and Footers • Headers and footers are the margin area • Text • Page numbers • Graphics • Chapter names • More!
Inserting Captions • Inserting captions • Labels for graphics, charts, etc. • Automate or insert manually • References > Insert Caption
Inserting a Table of Figures • Table of figures • Like a table of contents for figures • References > Caption > Insert Table of Figures • Update by right-clicking the table
Working with Templates • Templates • Starter documents with default text, graphics, layout, and other formatting options • Create a document from a template
Working with Templates • Saving documents as templates • Save As to name the new template • Deleting a template