Word handoff
CitationDesk Word Templates
These .dotx files define the Word styles CitationDesk uses during paper export. CitationDesk handles the source, note, and command structure; the Word template controls final document appearance.
APA 7 Student
For student APA papers and class assignments.
APA 7 Professional
For graduate, doctoral, and professional APA workflows.
MLA 9
For humanities papers using MLA citations and works cited.
Chicago Author-Date
For author-date Chicago papers and bibliographies.
Chicago Notes/Bibliography
Provided for template planning; full footnote export remains under development.
IEEE
For technical papers using numbered citations.
How CitationDesk Uses These
Choose the matching template in CitationDesk setup or Settings. Commands like //h1, //h2, //ref, and //pagebreak export semantic structure; Word applies the visual style from the selected template.
Template Style Contract
CitationDesk does not send //h1 to Word as visible text. It converts the command into Word styles. Word's factory defaults are not APA-compliant, so CitationDesk's APA templates redefine the built-in heading styles. If you customize a school template, update these styles in Word:
| CitationDesk command | Word style used | What to customize |
|---|---|---|
//title | Title | Paper title alignment, font, and spacing. |
//author | Author Note | Author note heading style. |
//h1 | Heading 1 | APA level 1 in the APA templates: centered, bold, title case. |
//h2 | Heading 2 | APA level 2 in the APA templates: flush left, bold, title case. |
//h3 | Heading 3 | APA level 3 in the APA templates: flush left, bold italic, title case. |
//ref | CitationDesk Reference | Reference entry hanging indent and spacing. |
If a school template uses a custom name such as “APA Heading 1,” change the built-in Word Heading 1 style to match it, or start from one of the CitationDesk templates and adjust the font requirements there.