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RefWorks

NU Library's preferred research management tool.

Finding the Right Writing Tool Plug-In

To find the right writing tool for your operating system and version of Microsoft Word, see the table below for your operating system and the row of your Word version. The writing tool plugin that matches your system, either Write-N-Cite (WnC) or RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM), is listed in the right column.

Windows 8

Word 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2013 WnC 4.5 1725  for Windows
Word 2016 WnC 4.5 1725 for Windows - OR - RCM
Word 2019 and online RCM
Google Docs RefWorks for Google Docs

Windows 7, 10

Word 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2013 WnC 4.5 1725  for Windows
Word 2016 WnC 4.5 and later for Windows – OR – RCM
Word 2019 or online RCM
Google Docs RefWorks for Google Docs
Hangul 2014 or 2018 RCM Hangul

MacOS X Versions 10.6+

The information in this section is relevant for MacOS X versions 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, or 10.11 (Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan) and Sierra 10.12.
Word 2008 and 2011 WnC 4.5 1725 for Mac
Word 2016, 2019, and online RCM
Google Docs RefWorks for Google Docs

iOS

Word app RCM
Google Docs RefWorks for Google Docs

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