RefWorks: RefWorks Add-Ins for Microsoft Word

If you use Office365 from BGSU, the online version of Microsoft should already include the RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM).  You will see a tab in the ribbon (next to Help) titled RCM. Click on that tab.

In the RCM tab, the only button you will see is the RefWorks Citation Manager. Click on that button.

A pop-up will appear on the right side of your document with the RefWorks login. Click on the "Use login from my institution" button and type in "Bowling Green State University". Click on BGSU when it appears. You will be directed to the BGSU login screen where you will login to RefWorks using your BGSU username and password. You should only need to login to the RCM once.

To install RefWorks Citation Manager, launch Word, then go to Insert --> Add-ins --> Get Add-ins

Search for RefWorks and select "Add"

When you return to your document, you will see RCM in your toolbar. Select it, click on the RefWorks Citation Manager icon, and sign in to your RefWorks account.

BGSU faculty and staff with newer versions of Microsoft Office may be unable to connect to the Microsoft Word store on BGSU-owned computers because of campuswide settings. If this happens, you can sign out of your BGSU account within Microsoft Word by going to File --> Account --> Sign out. Once you have signed out, you will be able to connect to the store and install RefWorks Citation Manager. Once you insert and save a citation, you will usually be able to stay logged in to RefWorks Citation Manager even after restarting your computer and signing back in to Word with your BGSU username and password.

You can find additional information about RefWorks Citation Manager in the Ex Libris RefWorks Knowledge Center.