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This brief document will get you started using Dr Paper. For more detailed instructions on creating documents or formatting references, please click Start, All Programs, Dr Paper Software, Dr Paper Help - and click on the appropriate topic. You can also access short Tutorials from the Main Help menu.

We highly recommend that you browse through the Help file at some point, when you have a moment or two! The Dr Paper Help system is also available on the internet at:
https://thewritedirection.net/drpaper/help5


To create a WORD document for your paper:

  1. Start Word, and click Dr Paper, New Document. (If you are using Word 2007, click Addins to get to the Dr Paper menu.)
  2. Choose the Style for the new document, and click Next. Dr Paper will display a dialog asking you to enter the Author of the paper (that's you), the title, etc.
  3. When you have completed the dialog, click OK to create a new document and start typing your paper.

If Dr Paper is not on your Word Main Menu:
Some installations of Word do not permit Dr Paper to install on the Main Menu. If Dr Paper is not on your Word menu, use these instructions to create your document:

  1. Click Start, All Programs, Dr Paper Version 5, and then select one of the options to Create a Document.
  2. The program will start, and display a File Security dialog. Check the option to Always Trust Macros from this Source, and then click Enable Macros to activate the Dr Paper Template dialog.
  3. Complete the information on the dialog, and click OK. Your paper will be formatted with the correct settings, and you can start typing your paper.
  4. IMPORTANT: Once the document is created, click File, Save, give the document a new name, and save it.

To create a paper using the Dr Paper Template with Works or Word Perfect:

  1. Click Start, All Programs, Dr Paper Version 5, and then select one of the options to Create a Document for Works or WordPerfect.
  2. Highlight the prompt text (e.g., Author), and replace it with the appropriate information.
  3. Save the document with a new name.

Enter references using CiteWrite
You will need to create a CiteWrite Database for each paper you write. For each reference in your paper, you will add a CiteWrite "record" or notecard.

To create a CiteWrite Database for your paper:
  1. In Word, click Dr Paper, Reference to start CiteWrite. (If you are using Word 2007, click Addins to get to the Dr Paper menu.
  2. Click the Create New Datafile button. CiteWrite will ask you to choose a form for the first reference record you want to enter.
  3. Highlight a form, and click OK to display a blank record.
  4. Enter bibliographic information for the reference.
  5. Click File, Save, to save your datafile. Give it a name similar to that of your paper.

To add records (additional references) to your database:

  1. With your CiteWrite database open, click the Add Record button to enter information for another source.
  2. Continue adding records until you have a record for all the sources you want to cite in your paper.

If Dr Paper is not on your Word Main Menu:

  1. Click Start, Programs, DrPaper Version 5, References - CiteWrite.
  2. Read through the sample record on the screen -- notice how names are entered:
    Smith, Jane R.; Wilson, Peter; Jones, M. R.
    Note:
    When you enter author, editor, or translator names in CiteWrite using these guidelines, the program will be able to format the names for your citations for APA Intext cites, APA Reference Lists, MLA Footnotes, MLA Bibliography, Turabian Footnote, OR Turabian Bibliography.
  3. Once you have looked at the sample, click Edit, Delete Record, to remove the sample, and then Edit, Add Record to enter a notecard for your first reference.
  4. Choose the kind of notecard you need for the reference, and then enter information.
  5. Click Edit, Add Record for every additional reference you need to cite in your paper.

To insert Author-Date cites in your paper

  1. Put the cursor where you want the cite to be placed in your paper.
  2. Find the notecard in CiteWrite for the work you want to cite, and click the Cite button to format the record as an intext cite.
  3. Make sure the Current Record Preview Style is set to In text cite, Author-Date, APA.
  4. Click the Insert tab to place the cite in your document.
    If the cite does not appear in the document, click Edit, Paste on your word processor menu to insert the cite.
Note:
You can find records in CiteWrite by using the Page Up and Page Down key on your keyboard, or by clicking View, Short List, and double clicking on any of the entries in the list.

To write the Reference List / Works Cited List for your paper

  1. Put the cursor in your paper, where it says "Insert References Here."
  2. In CiteWrite, click Format, Bibliography. Make sure the Style is set to the Style you need (APA or MLA), and make sure the button to Alphabetize is checked -- and then click OK.
CiteWrite will format your References in APA (or MLA) style, alphabetize them, and place them in your paper.

If the Reference list does not appear in your paper instantly: click Edit, Paste on your word processor menu.

If the Reference list is not spaced properly, highlight the reference list, and click Format, Styles and Formatting, and set the style to Reference List.

For more detailed instructions: Click Start, Programs, DrPaper Software, Help, and review the CiteWrite tutorial.

MS Word users only:
clearing the Dr Paper macro before submitting a paper electronically

Before you send your paper to your instructor or editor, you should probably remove the Dr Paper Word macro. To do this:

  1. In Word, click Tools, Templates and Add-ins.
  2. Delete the name of the Dr Paper macro that is displayed under "Document template."
  3. Save the document.
Clearing the Dr Paper macro will not change the formatting of the document (the formatting is done when the document is first created).


More information on using Dr Paper is available in the Dr Paper Help file, and on the internet at:
https://thewritedirection.net/drpaper/help


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