How to save bibliographic citations in a spreadsheet

At some point in high school, there is a time when we are taught about books, their importance and how to make a bibliographical reference about them. In recent decades, references to websites, blogs, movies and other works that serve as entertainment or learning have also been added.

If for any reason, you need to make a bibliographic citation in a document or in spreadsheets, you are in the right place. To dispel your doubts and teach you how to do this, we will now see how to add a bibliographic citation and the methods that we can use. It is possible with extensions and from programs and applications.

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1. What is the way to add a bibliographic citation in spreadsheets?
2. What other alternatives can be used to create bibliographic citations?
   1. With the dating extension
   2. From the Windows or Mac application
   3. Using the mobile app

What is the way to add a bibliographic citation in spreadsheets?

To add a bibliographic citation in Google spreadsheets, there are several style methods. These 3 styles are named: MLA, APA, and Chicago author-date. The process that must be followed to add a bibliographic citation in the spreadsheets can be carried out with the following steps:

1. On your PC open the Google Chrome browser.
2. Now go to the official Google Docs page . In case it does not open you have to take into account that you need to have your Gmail session started in the browser. If this is not the case, you have to log in to your Gmail through Google Chrome.
3. When you are already inside this page, press where it says ‘Blank’. With this you will be able to open a new document.
4. Now, on the top bar, you need to press where it says ‘Tools’. Then, press where it says ‘Appointments’.
5. You must select the bibliographic citation style you want to use, be it MLA, APA or Chicago author-date. Click where it says ‘Add citation source’.
6. Now select the source type of the quote, be it a book, website or movie. Then, in ‘It was accessed through’ you will put how you will access.
7. The next thing is to cite the data of what you want to cite, you can do it through the ISBN or cite it manually.
8. Once that’s done, you have to click on ‘Add citation source’ and then on ‘Insert references’.
9. You will get the reference in the style you have chosen. Now, you just have to copy it from there and paste it into the corresponding spreadsheet document.

In case you need an older version of your spreadsheet document, you can view your previous versions in Google Sheets .

What other alternatives can be used to create bibliographic citations?

In addition to the method just mentioned above, there are other ways that you can add bibliographic citations to a spreadsheet . Notably, you can delete duplicate items in Google Sheets . You can add bibliographic citations from the Google Chrome browser and in the respective applications or programs for systems such as Windows, Mac or Android.

With the dating extension

The Google Chrome browser on computers has the incredible function of being able to add add-ons or extensions in order to carry out specific tasks. In the case of bibliographic citations, there are a large number of extensions that do this job. Some of the best are:

• EasyBib Toolbar
• MyBib
• Citations
• WebCite

With these extensions you will be able to make references and bibliographic citations in an easy and simple way. You will have several bibliographic citation styles at your disposal, depending on the type of citation you need.

From the Windows or Mac application

You can add a bibliographic citation on Windows or Mac through the Word program. It is very easy to do, you just have to follow the following steps:

1. Open the Word program on your Windows or Mac PC.
2. In the top menu press where it says ‘References’.
3. Now you are going to adjust the citation style
4. The next thing is to enter where it says ‘Insert citation’ and then press ‘Add new source’.
5. A dialog box will open in which you are going to insert the data requested to make the bibliographic citation.
6. Finally, click on ‘Accept’ and the bibliographic citation in the style you chose will be done.

You can carry out this process from a Mac or Windows PC through the Word program. It is also possible to do it from Word Online or also from Google documents. The important thing is that you do it with the method that you have available or with the one that makes you more comfortable. It should be noted that you can convert an Excel document to Google Sheets and vice versa .

Using the mobile app

If you have the Google Documents app installed on your mobile, you will have to know that you cannot make bibliographic citations from here. With the Word app it is possible to do it, you can do this process easily and quickly. What you have to do is follow these steps:

1. Enter the Word app from your mobile.
2. Then, in the options menu you have to look for the section called ‘References’.
3. When you are located in that part, you are going to press where it says ‘Style’. You can select the different reference styles that it can use.
4. Then, go on to add a citation and fill in the information requested about the book or film for which you want to make the bibliographic citation.
5. Finally, you just have to click on ‘Accept’ and your bibliographic citation is ready.
6. After that, if you want to insert it into a spreadsheet document, you can copy the quote and paste it into a part of the spreadsheet.