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CitationDesk Templates and Note Packs
Keep CitationDesk lean. Download Word templates for paper export, or grab optional Markdown note packs when a class needs a more specialized way to think through sources.
Word handoff
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.
Optional thinking tools
Note Packs
These Markdown files are not required to use CitationDesk. They are lightweight starting points students can download, copy, paste, or later import into CitationDesk as companion notes. Use only the packs that fit the assignment.
Universal Academic Notes
A general-purpose source notes structure for most classes and papers.
Legal Writing Notes
Case briefs, authority checks, statutes, legal memos, and argument building.
Health, Nursing, and Clinical Notes
Clinical questions, evidence appraisal, care-plan thinking, and practice implications.
Engineering and Design Notes
Requirements, standards, tests, design decisions, and failure analysis.
Business Case and Strategy Notes
Case analysis, SWOT, alternatives, recommendations, and implementation planning.
Theology and Ministry Notes
Exegetical notes, biblical integration, theological comparison, and ministry application.
Why These Are Separate From the App
CitationDesk focuses on the daily student workflow: sources, notes, writing, citations, export, and backup. Discipline-specific templates can grow over time without turning the app into a giant menu. Download what helps, ignore what does not, and tailor the text to the class.
Want the complete student workflow kit?
The free kit combines assignment intake, source triage, journal-article reading prompts, source notes, draft planning, and Word export checks in one plain Markdown file.
Get the Free KitTemplate 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.