Let’s face it: finding reliable sources and citing them properly is not an easy task since there are so many citation styles.

Though there are third-party apps that help you add citations, you’ll have to jump between tabs, which is again time-consuming. So, a better solution is to use Edge’s Citations feature to generate citations automatically.

How to Add Citations Button to the Edge Toolbar

If you need to generate citations frequently, it’s a good idea to add the Citations button to your toolbar. To do so, follow these steps:

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  1. Go to the Settings page in Edge.
  2. Select Appearance from the sidebar.
  3. Scroll down to the Customize toolbar.
  4. Find the Citations button and toggle it on.

How to Generate Citations Automatically Using Edge

Having an automatic citation generator is one of the must-have tools for researchers. Luckily, Edge comes with a built-in feature.

On select journals and sites, Microsoft Edge can automatically detect the details and generate citations with a few clicks. A few of these sites are PubMed, Oxford Academic, IEEE Xplore, and American Psychological Association.

To automatically generate a citation for any page on these sites, just open the research paper or article you wish to cite and click the Citations button in the Edge toolbar. If you haven’t pinned the button, click the three-dot icon, scroll down to More tools, and select Cite this.

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Doing so opens the Citations feature in the sidebar. Here, you can choose from a variety of citation styles i.e., Harvard, APA 7, IEEE, Chicago, and MLA. As soon as you select the referencing style, Edge creates both in-text and full citations. You can use the copy button to copy and add them to your document.

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However, if there are some missing details, you can type them manually below. Using this tool, you can also cite any website or newspaper using different formats.

How to Manually Create Citations on Edge

On unsupported sites, you’ll have to fill in the details and generate citations manually. However, it is still much quicker than citing the sources yourself.

  1. To do so, again open the webpage you want to cite and click the Citations button. Then, select the referencing format and the source type (academic, newspaper, or website).
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  2. You can then add author details, title, journal/newspaper/website name, date of publication, and other details, like page number, volume, and issue.
  3. Once you’ve added all the details, simply copy the in-text or full citation.

Citing Sources Made Easy

Thanks to this built-in Citations tool in Edge, you can effortlessly create citations without worrying about getting them wrong.

However, if you are not a fan of Edge, you can use browser add-ons for creating citations automatically.