Formatting and unformatting in Word

Formatting

The easiest way to format a Word document is probably to use the Update Citations and Bibliography function.
The document will also be reformatted if you choose a different style than the one you had before.

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Unformatting

Unformatting can be useful in several contexts. You may want a unformatted document because you want to switch between different machines or you will try to correct formatting errors by unformatting and then reformatting.

How to unformat a document in Windows:

• Click on «Convert Citation and Bibliography»
• Select «Convert to Unformatted Citations»
  

How to unformat a document on Mac:

• • Click on «Tools»
  • Select «Convert to Unformatted Citations»
    
    

This leads to two types of changes:

1. The citations come in an unformatted form – e.g. {Arnesen, 2023 #25}
2. The reference list disappears