Cloud4all Deliverable Guidelines

Managing Citations

Cloud4all deliverables should use Microsoft Word's built-in bibliography tool to list references in APA style. LibreOffice Writer and OpenOffice Writer also have tools for citations. Below are some links to tutorials and videos.

• Word for Windows:
  • Microsoft: Create a bibliography (Word 2010, Windows).
  • Microsoft: Create a bibliography (Word 2007, Windows).
  • eHow: video: How to Create a Bibliography in Microsoft Word (Word 2007).
  • eHow tech: How to Add Citations in Microsoft Word 2003.
• Word for Mac OS:
  • Microsoft: Add or change sources, citations, and bibliographies (Word for Mac 2011).
  • YouTube video: Citations and Works Cited - Word Mac 2011.
• OpenOffice and LibreOffice:
  • LibreOffice Help: Creating a Bibliography.
  • Apache OpenOffice Wiki: Creating a bibliography.

Note: Bibliography & citations created in Word 2007 and 2010 may not work in Word 2003: Microsoft Office: Compatibility changes between versions.

For Mendeley users:

• Mendeley Support: Installing and using the Word plugin in OS X (covers Word 2008 and Word 2011).
• Mendely Support: Installing and using the Word plugin in Windows.

Formatting long quotes

To format long quotes (longer than 40 words) in APA style:

• put the quotation in an paragraph indented 1 cm from the left margin,
• omit quotation marks around the quotation,
• add the citation after the closing punctuation mark.

See also:

• Block Quotations in APA Style, APA Style Blog, 14 June 2013,
• Punctuating Around Quotation Marks, APA Style Blog, 11 August 2011,
• Block Quotations (APA) on Writing Commons.

Accessibility

• Cloud4all accessibility guidelines.
• Cloud4all accessibility checklist.
• Authoring Techniques for Accessible Office Documents: Microsoft Word 2010.
• Authoring Techniques for Accessible Office Documents: Microsoft Word 2011:Mac.
• WebAIM: "PDF Accessibility: Converting Documents to PDF".
• Adobe resources on PDF accessibility.

Language

For help on grammar and writing style, see Deliverable Style Guide.