Overview
As you've seen in the previous article, there are two main components of CiteRight, a browser extension, and a Microsoft Word Add-In. The browser extension is where you or a colleague would add cases into your CiteRight library. The Word Add-In is used to cite those cases automatically and build out the books of authorities. Here, we'll get introduced to how to cite cases in the CiteRight Microsoft Word Add-In.
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Converting a non CiteRight document to a CiteRight document
Citing your cases using CiteRight
Now that your cases are all added to CiteRight, you can easily view those by opening up CiteRight in Microsoft Word and clicking on a case that you want to cite. See below for how that would work.
Open CiteRight and select a case
Press Cite
Presto! Case cited!
Learn more! Citing a case in Word
Learn more! Not Canadian case law? Creating a custom reference
Making edits to citations
One of the many advantages to using CiteRight is that edits to your citations or pinpoints are really easy to make! All you need to do is click on the reference you'd like to edit and the case text will appear in the side panel.
Note: When you click on a case, the Cite button will disappear. This means that if you make changes in the Edit Citation panel, they will affect your selected citation right away.
Learn more: Changing a reference you've already cited
Learn more: All about pinpoints
Learn more: Modifying a reference
Converting a non CiteRight document to a CiteRight document
Sometimes you encounter documents that have not been created with CiteRight. Converting them is easy! Here's how you do it:
Step 1: Ensure the case is saved in the library
Step 2: Locate the correct case in the side panel of the CiteRight Microsoft Word application
Step 3: Cite the case in place of the footnote or in-text reference
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Microsoft Word will not allow you to replace a footnoted reference so you'll need to cite the case first, validate that you have captured the correct pinpoints, and then delete the non-CiteRight reference. |
Generating a table of authorities
Now that you've cited all your references or converted your references to, a table of authorities is just a click away!
Learn more: Table of Authorities