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.

How to Insert a Cover Page in a Word Document. A Word cover page introduces the document with a title, an image or both, providing relevant information about the document.

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.