Wikipedia:RefToolbar
The RefToolbar is a gadget that makes it easier to add citations to articles. It is easy to use. Follow the steps below.
Turn the gadget on
1. Open "My settings"
![My settings](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/My_settings.png/300px-My_settings.png)
2. Open "Gadgets" tab
!["Gadget" tab](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Gadget_tab.png/600px-Gadget_tab.png)
3. Click in "refTools" box, under the heading "Editing gadgets"
!["refTools" box](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/RefTools_simple.png/600px-RefTools_simple.png)
4. Save your changes
![Save](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Save_button.png/200px-Save_button.png)
5. You now have a "Cite" tool on your toolbar when making changes to articles.
![The "cite" tool](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Cite_button_simple.png/450px-Cite_button_simple.png)
Using the cite tool
1. Click on the "Change" tab to open the edit screen
![The "Change" tab](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Change_tab.png/250px-Change_tab.png)
2. Click on "Cite" on the edit window toolbar
![The Cite button](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Cite_button_on_Simple.png/400px-Cite_button_on_Simple.png)
3. Click on "Templates", and select the template you need: news, book, web or journal
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Cite_tool_template_menu.png/250px-Cite_tool_template_menu.png)
4. This opens the information window; web template window shown
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Web_page_citation_window.png/500px-Web_page_citation_window.png)
5. Fill in the information - you do not need to fill in every box
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Web_page_citation_window_filled.png/500px-Web_page_citation_window_filled.png)
6. Click on the "Insert" button, and it will put code for a reference into the text.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Citation_template_on_page.png/800px-Citation_template_on_page.png)
7. When you click on "Show Preview" or "Save page" you will see the correctly formatted reference.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Reftools_web_citation_ouput.png/700px-Reftools_web_citation_ouput.png)