Adding References for Existing Text
Students can add references for text that is already in the Writing Authorship editor.
Steps to Add References for Existing Text
Highlight the text you would like to enter a reference for.
Click the "Add Reference" button that appears when text is highlighted.
OR
Click the quotation mark icon in the scrollable toolbar across the top of the editor.
Please note: The toolbar at the top of the editor is scrollable. To access the quotation icon to add a reference you may have to scroll to the end of the toolbar.
This action will bring up a dropdown list that allows you to cite your source by completing the blank fields.
Pasted Content
When you attempt to paste content, either by pressing Ctrl + V or right clicking and pasting from the menu, you will encounter a pop-up within Kritik. This pop-up prompts you to add a source for the content you are pasting. Clicking the input field will trigger a dropdown list of options to choose.
If you select Book, Journal Article, Website, or AI Generated you will be prompted to fill in fields that are required to create a reference. Please note that when you use Kritik's AI assistant to insert text into your document, a reference will automatically generate citing this AI tool.
An alternate option is to choose Custom Citation. This will allow you to add your own citation in the style of your choice within the Comment box.
If you chose to write some of your content outside of Kritik and then include it through the use of the paste function, you should select My own text outside of Kritik. However, you will still have to provide a reason to your instructor in the comment box as to why you are pasting from outside of Kritik.
Once you have filled in the required field(s), you can select Paste Text. The content you wished to paste is then added to your document in Kritik and the reference you created can now be found by toggling the quotation mark icon visible on the right side of the screen. This reference list will show all the references you have used for pasted material. For each citation, it will show the date and time at which it was pasted, the type of source you chose, and the text that is linked to that particular reference.
Adding In-Text Citations
Kritik's in-text citations have APA formatting just like our full length references. There are two methods to insert these in-text citations.
After pasting in the text editor text and filling out the correct information in the pop up to cite your source, you can also choose to insert it as an in-text citation. This will place the citation at the end of the text you are pasting into the editor.
If you have a pre-existing reference in your reference list, you can select the three dot menu on the right side of a chosen reference. Then you may insert that reference as an in-text citation. The citation will be placed one space after where your mouse is focused.
Frequently Asked Questions
What style should my citation be (MLA/APA/etc)?
For information on the style of citation set by your professor please refer to this Help Article: How to Use Formatting Tools in the Writing Authorship Editor
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