What is RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM)?
RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) is a plugin for Microsoft Word that lets you run a simplified read-only version of RefWorks inside Word versions 2016 and up, to create in-text citations and a reference list while you are writing your paper.
Every time you log into RCM it automatically synchronizes with your RefWorks account.
How do I install RefWorks Citation Manager?
- Open a blank Microsoft Word document
- Click on the Insert tab
- Click on Get Add-Ins OR Store
- In the Office Add-ins window, search for RefWorks
- Click on Add to the right of RefWorks Citation Manager
- When the One moment... box appears, click on Continue
- Select the RCM tab, and click on the RCM button in the upper left corner
- When the RCM pane opens on the right side of the document, log in with your RefWorks Username and Password
NOTE: Due to a Microsoft limitation, when using a desktop version of Word (not Word Online), the tab appears only
when using Word version 16.0.6769.0000 or later. If the tab does not appear, RCM can still be accessed from the
My Add-ins menu.
*Credit: This guide is based on the work of the Bethel University Library RefWorks guide.
