How to get IEE referencing in word

Question

I do not have IEE referencing style in the style dropdown, I only have APA and MLA. I have attempted to repair Microsoft word (both the quick repair and the online repair) through the app settings. I can find the IEE style XSL stylesheet in the Appdata folder but don't know how to get word to actually use/read it. is there anything i havent tried?

Answer 1

Hi @Aggie,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.  

Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns with us. I completely understand how important this matter is to you, and I appreciate the time you’ve taken to explain the situation.

To address your concern, please follow the steps below:

• Press Windows + R, type %appdata%\Microsoft\Bibliography\Style, and press Enter.
• In the folder that opens, locate the styles that appear in Word (such as APA and MLA).
• Open one of these files using Notepad and search for the tag <xsl:when test="b:Version"> by pressing Ctrl + F.

• Copy the block of code between this tag and paste it into the missing style file.
• Update the name from APA to the correct reference style name, for example:

<xsl:when test="b:OfficeStyleKey">    
<xsl:text>IEEE</xsl:text>
</xsl:when>

• Save and close the file, then restart Word. The new style should now appear in the dropdown list.

I hope this information is helpful. Please follow these steps and let me know if it works for you. If not, we can work together to resolve this.    

Thank you for your patience and your understanding. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please feel free to share them in the comments on this post so I can continue to support you. 

I look forward to your thoughts on this.

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Answer 2

You are not alone. This is a persistent problem for many users.

First, if your display and proofing language is anything other than English US, change to that.

See: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/819280c6-99fe-ef11-a4dd-7c1e52ead3c1 That is feedback and applies to IEE as well as Harvard.

See also: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-to-i-get-harvard-referencing/48acb707-144e-4ead-899d-bbff5b0f23fb