ResourcesCitations
How to add citations and references to your deliverable.
Examples
Follow along with the out-of-the-box example code below.
Citations allow you to reference external sources, research, or data directly within your deliverable. Using citations properly strengthens the credibility and professionalism of your work. t0 ensures that references are formatted consistently and included automatically at the end of your file.
Add a citation
Word
In Microsoft Word, you would manually insert citations using the "References" tab, selecting a citation style, and managing sources in a separate window.
t0 Prompt
Here are example prompts to add citations:
Insert a citation to a published study.
Add a bibliography at the end of the deliverable.
Format citations in a professional style.
LaTeX
The LaTeX code to add a citation looks as follows:
| Command | Mandatory Argument | Optional Argument | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
\textcite | {citation key} | Adds a Harvard-style inline citation (e.g., Author (Year)). | |
\printbibliography | (none) | (none) | Prints the full list of references at the end of the deliverable. |
This citation system uses biblatex with the authoryear style, supported in the report, article, and beamer classes.
In presentations (beamer), citations are typically shown on individual slides, with the bibliography appearing on a final slide.
If you're not using a separate .bib file, you can embed references directly in the LaTeX source using filecontents*.
Use \textcite{key} for inline Harvard-style references like Author (Year), or \parencite{key} for parenthetical references like (Author, Year).